Bucket
μόδιοςStrong’s G3426modios
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Modios is the Greek word usually translated “basket”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.”
Meaning
Usually translated “basket”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- basket 2
- a basket 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
μόδιος modios · bucket
μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ (= Att.. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pro.18:22 30:20), Eze.16:38 23:45, Hos.3:1, Mal.3:5 (נַאֲפוּף, נָאַף) * ;] an adulteress: Rom.7:3; meton., for μοιχεία, 2Pe.2:14. Metaphorical, of infidelity to God (cf. Eze.16:15 ff. Eze.23:43 ff., al.), Jas.4:4; as an adj., Mat.12:39 16:4, Mrk.8:8.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bucket” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BUCK'ET, noun
- The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well; it is nearly in the form of a pail.
- A vessel or pail used at sea to draw water up at the side of a ship, for washing the decks, etc.
- A vessel made of leather, nearly in the form of a pail, but narrower and deeper, used to convey water by hand for extinguishing fires.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.