Strong's Greek: 2884. κόρος (koros) -- a cor (a Hebrew measure equiv. to about 15 bushels)

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Lexicon

koros: a cor (a Hebrew measure equiv. to about 15 bushels)

Original Word: κόρος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: koros
Phonetic Spelling: (kor'-os)
Short Definition: a dry measure, 120 gallons
Definition: (Hebrew) a (dry) measure, equivalent to 120 gallons.

HELPS word-Studies

2884 kóros – a dry measure "for grain, flour, etc., between ten and twelve bushels or about 390 liters – 'cor' " (L & N, 1, 81.21); "a (dry) measure, equivalent to 120 gallons" (Souter).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin kor
Definition
a cor (a Heb. measure equiv. to about 15 bushels)
NASB Translation
measures (1).

Thayer's

STRONGS NT 2884: κόρος

κόρος, κόρου, ὁ (Hebrew כֹּר), a corus or cor (cf. Ezekiel 45:14), the largest Hebrew dry measure (i. e. for wheat, meal, etc.); according to Josephus (Antiquities 15, 9, 2) equal to ten Attic medimni (but cf. B. D. under the word under the end; F. R. Condor in the Bible Educator, 3:10f): Luke 16:7 (A. V. measure). (the Sept. (Leviticus 27:16; Numbers 11:32); 1 Kings 4:22; 1 Kings 5:11; 2 Chronicles 2:10; (2 Chronicles 27:5).)

Strong's

measure.

Of Hebrew origin (kor); a cor, i.e. A specific measure -- measure.

see HEBREW kor