μετρέω, μέτρῳ; 1 aorist ἐμέτρησα; 1 future passive μετρηθήσομαι; (μέτρον); from Homer, Odyssey 3, 179 down; the Sept. several times for ξΘγΗγ; to measure; i. e.: 1. to measure out or off, a. properly, any space or distance with a measurer's reed or rule: τόν ναόν, τήν αὐλήν, etc., Rev_11:2; Rev_21:15; Rev_21:17; with τῷ καλάμῳ added, Rev_21:16; ἐν αὐτῷ, i. e. τῷ καλάμῳ, Rev_11:1. b. metaphorically, to judge accoding to any rule or standard, to estimate: ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε, by what standard ye measure (others) (but the instrumental ἐν seems to point to a measure of capacity; cf. Winers Grammar, 388 (363); Buttmann, § 133, 19. On the proverb see further below), Mat_7:2; Mar_4:24; passive to be judged, estimated, ibid.; μέτρειν ἑαυτόν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, to measure oneself by oneself, to derive from oneself the standard by which one estimates oneself, 2Co_10:12 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 31, 8 at the end). 2. to measure to, mete out to, i. e. to give by measure: in the proverb τῷ αὐτῷ μέτρῳ ᾧ μετρεῖτε (or (so L T Tr WH) ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε), i. e., dropping the figure, 'in proportion to your own beneficence,' Luk_6:38. (Compare: ἀντιμετρέω.)

μετρέω metreō 11x to allot, measure, Mat_7:2 ; Mar_4:24 ; Luk_6:38 ; Rev_11:1-2 ; Rev_21:15-17 ; met. to estimate, 2Co_10:12 * measure.

μετρέω , -ῶ ( < μέτρον ), [in LXX : Exo_16:18 , Num_35:5 , Rth_3:15 , Isa_40:12 , ( H4058 ), Da Th Dan_5:26 ( H4058 ), Wis_4:8 * ;] 1. to measure, of space, number, value, etc.: c . acc rei , Rev_11:2 ; Rev_21:15 ; Rev_21:17 ; c . dat . instr., Rev_11:1 ; Rev_21:16 . Metaph ., ἑαυτὸν ἐν ἑαυτῷ , 2Co_10:12 . 2. to measure out, give by measure: prov. , ἐν ὧ μέτρῳ κ .τ .λ ., Mat_7:2 , Mar_4:24 , Luk_6:38 ( WH , mg ., cf. ἀντι -μετρέω ).†

μετρέω [page 406] μετρέω , measure, is naturally common, e.g. P Petr III. 89 .2 (Ptol.) μετρῆσαι τοῖς ὑπογεγραμμένοις γεωργοῖς . . . δανεῖον εἰς τὸν σπόρον τ̣ο̣υ̣ͅ κ̣ρ̣ο̣τ̣ω̣ν̣ο̣ς̣, P Tebt I. 10 .6 (B.C. 119) τὰ ἀπολείψοντα ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου μετρήσει , he shall measure out the deficiency from his private means (Edd.), Chrest. I. 168 .17 (B.C. 95) οἱ δὲ μεταληψόμενοι τὴν χρείαν μετρήσουσι κατ᾽ ἔτος εἰς τὸ ἱερόν , P Tebt II. 459 .4 (B.C. 5) ὃ ἐὰν περισσὸν γένηται μέτρη [σ ]ον αὐτοῖς , P Ryl II. 168 .11 (A.D. 120) τὰ δὲ ἐκφόρια μετρήσωι ἐν τῶι Ἐφεὶπ μη̣ν̣ι̣, I will measure the rent in the month Epeiph, P Flor II. 154 .4 (A.D. 268) πό [σας ] ἀρτάβας ἐμέτρησας τοῖ [ς ] δεκαπρώτοις ; cf. the compound καταμετρέω (LXX Num_34:7 al. ) in connexion with horsemen, cavalry, in P Hal I. 15 .5 (iii/B.C.) ἐπὶ τοὺς καταμεμετρημένους ἱππεῖς , P Lille I. 14 .3 (B.C. 243 2) τῶν περὶ Φαρβαῖθα καταμεμετρημένων μισθοφόρων ἱππέων . The verb very readily passes into the meaning pay, as in the ostracon receipt Theb Ostr 116 .1 (A.D. 61) μεμέτρηκε Ὧρος . . εἰς θησαυροῦ ( l. ὸν ) ἱερατικοῦ Κάτο τοπαρχ (ίας ) κτλ ., Horos has paid into the granary of the Lower toparchy etc. : cf. P Oxy XII. 1443 .5 (A.D. 227?) λόγ [ος ἐν κεφαλ (αίῳ )] τῶν μεμετρημένων ἡμῖν , summary account of payments to us (Edd.), ib. XIV. 1689 .32 (A.D. 266) τὸν μὲν πυρὸν ὡς εἰς δημό [σι ]ον μετρούμενον .

μετρέω [Etym: μέτρον] "to measure in any way": of Space, "to measure", i. e. "pass over, traverse", πέλαγος μέγα μετρήσασαν Od. :—Mid., ἅλα μετρήσασθαι Mosch. in the common sense, "to measure", Lat. metiri, τὴν γῆν σταδίοισι Hdt. ; τῆι γαστρὶ μ. τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν "to measure" happiness by sensual enjoyments, Dem. :—Mid., μετρεῖσθαι ἴχνη "to measure" his steps "by the eye", Soph. :—Pass. "to be measured", Hdt. , Aesch. "to count", Theocr. "to measure out, dole out", Ar. , Dem. :—Mid. "to have measured out to one", εὖ μετρεῖσθαι "to get" good "measure", Hes. ; τὰ ἄλφιτα μετρούμενοι Dem.

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)