congius

[ kon-jee-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural con·gi·i [kon, -jee-ahy].

(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).

congius

/ ˈkɒndʒɪəs /

pharmacol a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.7 Imperial gallon or 0.84 US gallon

Origin of congius¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, alteration of Greek konchíon, equivalent to kónch ( ē ) conch + -ion diminutive suffix

Origin of congius¹

C14: from Latin, probably from Greek konkhos liquid measure, conch

One metreta, a Greek measure, equalled about nine English gallons, and a congius contained about six pints.

Congius Ripensis tells us, that the same restriction was imposed by the Lacedæmonians on their Helots and all domestic animals.

This is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.

Perhaps "metreta" and "congius" should be swapped in this sentence, but it was left as is.

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