Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 16:7 - 16:7

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 16:7 - 16:7


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7. κόρους. The cor was the same as the Hebrew homer = 10 ephahs. It is said to be about an English ‘quarter,’ i.e. 8 bushels, but from Jos. Antt. XV. 9, § 92, it seems to have been nearly 12 bushels. The steward knows what he is about, and makes his remissions according to the probabilities of the case and the temperament of the debtor. His astuteness tells him that some can be bought cheap.