Metréō — G3354

Definition

verb

to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)

1. to measure out or off, a. properly, any space or distance with a measurer's reed or rule
1. metaphorically, to judge accoding to any rule or standard, to estimate
2. to measure to, mete out to, i. e. to give by measure

Usually translated as

mete, figuratively, to estimate:--measure

Origin

from G3358

• métron (G3358)

Occurrences

Metréō occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Revelation (5)

• Matthew 7:2 — For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete (μετρεῖτε), it shall be measured to you again.
• Mark 4:24 — And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete (μετρεῖτε), it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
• Mark 4:24 — And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured (μετρηθήσεται) to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
• Luke 6:38 — Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete (μετρεῖτε) withal it shall be measured to you again.
• 2 Corinthians 10:12 — For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring (μετροῦντες) themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
• Revelation 11:1 — And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure (μέτρησον) the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
• Revelation 11:2 — But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure (μετρήσῃς) it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
• Revelation 21:15 — And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure (μετρήσῃ) the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
• Revelation 21:16 — And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured (ἐμέτρησεν) the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
• Revelation 21:17 — And he measured (ἐμέτρησεν) the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.