Word Study · Strong's G3358 · Greek
μέτρον
metron
met'-ron
Strong's 1890 spelling: métron
“a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree)
Rendered in the KJV as
measure.
- 14occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- μέτρον8
- μέτρῳ4
- μέτρου2
How it is rendered · 5
- measure7
- [the] measure3
- a measure2
- a measuring1
- Measure1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular8
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 8
- N-DSN · 4
- N-GSN · 2
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ephesians3 of 14 · 21%
- Matthew2 of 14 · 14%
- Luke2 of 14 · 14%
- 2 Corinthians2 of 14 · 14%
- Revelation2 of 14 · 14%
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 7:2μέτρῳmetrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularFor with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.here: measure
- Matthew 23:32μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularFill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.here: measure
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 6:38μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularGive, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”here: Measure
- Luke 6:38μέτρῳmetrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularGive, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”here: measure
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 10:13μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularWe, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.here: measure
- 2 Corinthians 10:13μέτρουmetrounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularWe, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.here: a measure
Ephesians3 occurrences
- Ephesians 4:7μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularNow to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.here: measure
- Ephesians 4:13μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularuntil we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.here: [the] measure
- Ephesians 4:16μέτρῳmetrōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularFrom Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.here: [the] measure
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 21:15μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularThe angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.here: a measuring
- Revelation 21:17μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularAnd he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.here: [the] measure