- Original: μόδιος - Transliteration: Modios - Phonetic: mod'-ee-os - Definition: 1. a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or 1/6 of the Attic medimnus), about a peck (9 litres) - Origin: of Latin origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of Latin origin; a modius that is certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil): - bushel.