Bible dictionary for children
Batos
A batos is an ancient liquid measure; bati is a plural form.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A batos is an ancient liquid measure; bati is a plural form. It is related to the Hebrew measure called a bath.
Talk about it
Why do we need a unit as well as a number when measuring?
An example from the Bible
In Luke 16, a debtor owes a large quantity of oil measured in bati. The unit helps tell us that the debt concerns an amount of oil.
Read Luke 16:6 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Luke 16:6
He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
