metreō (to measure)

Meaning

Usually translated “measure”, “it will be measured” and “measured”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

you measure 3
it will be measured 2
he measured 2
measuring 1
do measure 1
may measure 1
he may measure 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Revelation 5
Matthew 1
Mark 1
Luke 1
2 Corinthians 1

5 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Mark 4:24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Luke 6:38Give, 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 withal it shall be measured to you again.
2 Corinthians 10:12For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Revelation 11:1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
Revelation 11:2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Revelation 21:15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

All 9 verses, by book

Matthew 1: 7:2
Mark 1: 4:24
Luke 1: 6:38
2 Corinthians 1: 10:12
Revelation 5: 11:1 11:2 21:15 21:16 21:17

Greek dictionary

μετρέω metreō · to measure

μετρέω, -ῶ (μέτρον), [in LXX: Exo.16:18, Num.35:5, Rut.3:15, Isa.40:12, (מָדַד), Da Th Dan.5:26 (מָדַד), Wis.4:8 * ;] 1. 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. 2. to measure out, give by measure: prov., ἐν ὧ μέτρῳ κ.τ.λ., Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24, Luk.6:38 (WH, mg., cf. ἀντι-μετρέω).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “measure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

MEASURE, noun

mezh'ur. [Latin mensura, from mensus, with a casual n, the participle of metior, to measure; Eng. to mete.]

The whole extent or dimensions of a thing, including length, breadth and thickness.“The measure thereof is longer than the earth and broader than the sea” Job 11:9
That by which extent or dimension is ascertained, either length, breadth, thickness, capacity, or amount; as, a rod or pole is a measure of five yards and a half; an inch, a foot, a yard, are measures of length; a gallon is a measure of capacity.
A limited or definite quantity; as a measure of wine or beer.
Determined extent or length; limit.“Lord, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days” Psalms 39:4

All definitions and other forms of “measure”

A rule by which any thing is adjusted or proportioned.
Proportion; quantity settled.
Full or sufficient quantity.
Extent of power or office.“We will not boast of things without our measure” 2 Corinthians 10:13
Portion allotted; extent of ability.
Degree; quantity indefinite.
In music, that division by which the motion of music is regulated; or the interval or space of time between the rising and falling of the hand or foot of him who beats time.
In poetry, the measure or meter is the manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or the long and short syllables.
In dancing, the interval between steps, corresponding to the interval between notes in the music.
In geometry, any quantity assumed as one or unity, to which the ratio of other homogeneous or similar quantities is expressed.
Means to an end; an act, step or proceeding towards the accomplishment of an object; an extensive signification of the word, applicable to almost every act preparatory to a final end, and by which it is to be attained.

MEASURE, verb transitive

mezh'ur. To compute or ascertain extent, quantity, dimensions or capacity by a certain rule; as, to measure land; to measure distance; to measure the altitude of a mountain; to measure the capacity of a ship or of a cask.

To ascertain the degree of any thing; as, to measure the degrees of heat, or of moisture.
To pass through or over.
To judge of distance, extent or quantity; as, to measure any thing by the eye.
To adjust; to proportion.
To allot or distribute by measure“With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again” Matthew 7:2

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.