epa

1. (loan) (noun) ephah - an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to a tenth of a homer or about one bushel (35 litres).

Kia kotahi te mehua mō te epa, mō te pati; ko te pati he whakatekau nō te homa, ko te epa hoki he whakatekau nō te homa (PT Ehekiera 45:11). / The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer.

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epa

1. (noun) posts at the inside ends of a wharenui - between the poupou and pou tāhū.

I kitea tēnei epa i Waitara ki Taranaki i te tau 1919 (Te Ara 2015). / This house post was found in Waitara, Taranaki, in 1919.

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1. (verb) (-ina,-ngia) to throw, pelt, pitch (softball), bowl (cricket).

Nā ka mau rātou ki ētahi kōhatu hei epa ki a ia (PT Hoani 8:59). / Then they took up stones to cast at him.

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Synonyms: tūpoupou, tūkarikari, karaepa, kuru, opa, whākuru, kurukuru

2. (noun) throw, toss, cast, pelt, throwing, tossing, casting, pelting.

Kāore i mutu tā rātou epa i te kurī ki te kōhatu, nā tō rātou mataku i taua kurī. / They did not stop their pelting the dog with stones because of their fear of that dog.

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