Metron μέτρον
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| μέτρον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | metron |
| Strong's number | G3358 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | measure |
| Occurrences | 14 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ephesians (3) |
Metron (Greek μέτρον, Strong's G3358) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “measure”. It occurs 14 times in 12 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μέτρον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for מִדָּה, also for אֵיפָה, etc. ;]
1. that which is used for measuring, a measure;
(a) a vessel: fig., Mat.23:32, Luk.6:38; ἐκ μ., by measure, Jhn.3:34;
(b) a rod or rule: Rev.21:15, 17; figuratively, Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24.
2. That which is measured, measure: with genitive of thing(s), Rom.12:3, 2Co.10:13, Eph.4:7, 13 4:16.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מִדָּה, also for אֵיפָה, etc. ;]
1. that which is used for measuring, a measure;
(a) a vessel: fig., Mat.23:32, Luk.6:38; ἐκ μ., by measure, Jhn.3:34;
(b) a rod or rule: Rev.21:15, 17; figuratively, Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24.
2. That which is measured, measure: with genitive of thing(s), Rom.12:3, 2Co.10:13, Eph.4:7, 13 4:16.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | measure (13) |
|---|---|
| BSB | measure (9), limit (1), field of influence (1), field (1), measuring (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Metron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 7:2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Matthew 23:32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Mark
- 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.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.
Luke
- 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.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.”
John
- John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Romans
- Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.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.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 10:13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.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.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: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.
- Ephesians 4:16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.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.
Revelation
- Revelation 21:15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- Revelation 21:17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).