μετρέω metreō

Greek word for “to measure” · Strong’s G3354 · used 11 times in 9 verses

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Meaning

μετρέω, -ῶ; (μέτρον);

How it is translated

Glosses given for metreō in context, with how often each is used:

• measure 3
• will be measured 2
• may measure 2
• measured 2
• measuring 1
• do measure 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 21 (3), Revelation 11 (2), Matthew 7 (1), Mark 4 (1), Luke 6 (1), 2 Corinthians 10 (1)

Forms

• μετρεῖτε 3
• μετρηθήσεται 2
• ἐμέτρησεν 2
• μετροῦντες 1
• μέτρησον 1
• μετρήσῃς 1
• μετρήσῃ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with metreō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• μέτρον metron “measure” 5
• κάλαμος kalamos “reed/stick/pen” 3
• τεῖχος teichos “wall” 2
• τεσσαράκοντα tessarakonta “forty” 2
• πόλις polis “city” 3
• ναός naos “temple” 2
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 3

Key verses

The verses using metreō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 7:2 — For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
• Mark 4:24 — And 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 6:38 — Give, 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…
• 2 Corinthians 10:12 — For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and…
• Revelation 11:1 — And 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 11:2 — But 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…
• Revelation 21:15 — And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
• Revelation 21:16 — And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the…
• Revelation 21:17 — And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.