modios [Greek, μόδιος]

An ancient Greek unit of dry capacity, about 8.7 liters (7.68 U.S. dry quarts).

English translations of the Bible have rendered it as “bushel” (Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33).

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