Modios denotes a container placed over a lit lamp, concealing its light rather than setting it on a lampstand.

Across the supplied verses, the accusative singular form identifies a container placed under or over a lit lamp, contrasted with putting the lamp on a lampstand so its light can be seen.

1. Container placed over a lamp · dominant

   In Luke 11:33, Mark 4:21, and Matthew 5:15, μόδιον is accusative singular in the clause describing a lamp being put under it rather than on a lampstand. The APB renders the clauses with “under a bucket” in Luke 11:33 and Mark 4:21, and “under a basket” in Matthew 5:15; these renderings present the same covering or concealing placement.

   Luke 11:33Mark 4:21Matthew 5:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant container as “bucket” in Luke 11:33 and Mark 4:21 and as “basket” in Matthew 5:15. This variation should not be treated as separate lexical senses.