Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:7
A hundred measures of wheat - Ἑκατον κορους , a hundred cors. Κορος , from the Hebrew כר cor , was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, whether for solids or liquids. As the bath was equal to the ephah, so the cor was equal to the homer. It contained about seventy-five gallons and five pints English. For the same reason for which I preserve the names of the ancient coins, I preserve the names of the ancient measures. What idea can a mere English reader have of the word... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 16:6
A hundred measures of oil - Ἑκατον βατους , A hundred baths. The בת bath was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, except the homer, of which it was the tenth part: see Ezekiel 45:11 , Ezekiel 45:14 . It is equal to the ephah, i.e. to seven gallons and a half of our measure. Take thy bill - Thy account - το γραμμα . The writing in which the debt was specified, together with the obligation to pay so much, at such and such times. This appears to have been in the... read more