metretes denotes a capacity measure associated with the amount held by the stone water jars in John 2:6.

The attested use denotes a capacity measure: in John 2:6, the accusative plural form is associated with the amount each stone water jar held.

1. A measure of jar capacity · dominant

   In John 2:6, μετρητὰς is an accusative plural noun associated with what each of the six stone water jars held; the APB renders the clause "each holding two or three measures."

   John 2:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 2:6, the APB presents the capacity of each jar as "two or three measures." It does not isolate the term beyond that clause.