Greek noun (neuter) · G3358
μέτρον
metronmet'-ron
that which is used for measuring, a measure; That which is measured, measure
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: métron
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3358is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3358
a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree)
The King James renders it: measure.
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
metron is rendered "that which is used for measuring, a measure; That which is measured, measure". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Ephesians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "that which is used for measuring, a measure".
- 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 three 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 7:2μέτρῳ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eight of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: that which is used for measuring, a measure, and That which is measured, measure.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| that which is used for measuring, a measure__(a) a vessel | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use… |
| That which is measured, measurewith genitive of thing(s), Rom.12:3, 2Co.10:13, Eph.4:7, 13 4:16.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than… |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| μετρέω | metreo | to measure | Uses11 |
| μετρίως | metrios | moderately | Uses1 |
| μετρητής | metretes | measure | Uses1 |
| μετριοπαθέω | metriopatheo | be gentle | Uses1 |
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 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
- μέτρον8
- μέτρῳ4
- μέτρου2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular8N-ASN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular4N-DSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2N-GSN
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.
- μέτρῳmetronoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: measure
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: measure
Mark
one use
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.
- μέτρῳmetronoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: measure
Luke
two uses
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.”
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: Measure
- μέτρῳmetronoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: measure
John
one use
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- μέτρουmetrounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: measure
Romans
one use
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a measure
2 Corinthians
two uses
We, 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.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: measure
- μέτρουmetrounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: a measure
Ephesians
three uses
Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: measure
until 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.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: measure
From 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.
- μέτρῳmetronoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: measure
Revelation
two uses
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a measuring
And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
- μέτρονmetronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: measure
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.