Greek verb · G3354
μετρέω
metreomet-reh'-o
to measure, of space, number, value, etc.; to measure out, give by measure
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: metréō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3354is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3354
to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)
The King James renders it: figuratively, to estimate:--measure, mete.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
metreo is rendered "to measure, of space, number, value, etc.; to measure out, give by measure". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Five of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to measure, of space, number, value, etc.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Matthew 7:2μετρεῖτε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's eleven uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to measure, of space, number, value, etc., and to measure out, give by measure.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to measure, of space, number, value, etc.with accusative of thing(s), Rev.11:2 21:15, 17; with dative instr., Rev.11:1 21:16. Metaphorical, ἑαυτὸν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, 2Co.10:12. | Tagged as
| Where2 Corinthians 10:12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves… |
| to measure out, give by measure | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μέτρον | metron | measure | Uses14 |
| μετρίως | metrios | moderately | Uses1 |
| μετρητής | metretes | measure | Uses1 |
| μετριοπαθέω | metriopatheo | be gentle | Uses1 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μετρεῖτε3
- ἐμέτρησεν2
- μετρηθήσεται2
- μετρήσῃ1
- μετρήσῃς1
- μέτρησον1
- μετροῦντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural3V-PAI-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-AAI-3S
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FPI-3S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular1V-AAM-2S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-AAS-2S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Matthew
two uses
For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- μετρεῖτεmetreiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you measure
- μετρηθήσεταιmetrethesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be measured
Mark
two uses
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- μετρεῖτεmetreiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you measure
- μετρηθήσεταιmetrethesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it will be measured
Luke
one use
Give, 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.”
- μετρεῖτεmetreiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you measure
2 Corinthians
one use
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
- μετροῦντεςmetrountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: measuring
Revelation
five uses
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
- μέτρησονmetresonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do measure
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- μετρήσῃςmetresesverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: may measure
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- μετρήσῃmetreseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may measure
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.
- ἐμέτρησενemetresenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he measured
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
- ἐμέτρησενemetresenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he measured
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.