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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
μετρέω
Greek transliteration: 
metreō
Simplified transliteration: 
metreo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐμέτρησα, -, -, ἐμετρήθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3354
GK Number: 
3582
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
11
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to measure
Definition: 
to allot, measure, Mt. 7:2; Mk. 4:24; Lk. 6:38; Rev. 11:1, 2; 21:15-17; met. to estimate, 2 Cor. 10:12*

Greek-English Concordance for μετρέω

Matthew 7:2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and with the measure you use (metreite | μετρεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) it will be measured (metrēthēsetai | μετρηθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) to you.
Mark 4:24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By what measure you measure (metreite | μετρεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl) it will be measured (metrēthēsetai | μετρηθήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg) out to you, and more will be added to you.
Luke 6:38 give, and it will be given to you — good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For by what measure you measure (metreite | μετρεῖτε | pres act ind 2 pl), it will be measured in return to you.”
2 Corinthians 10:12 For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are recommending themselves. Rather, when (metrountes | μετροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) they measure (metrountes | μετροῦντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) themselves by themselves and compare themselves by themselves, they are without understanding.
Revelation 11:1 Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me; and someone said, “Rise and measure (metrēson | μέτρησον | aor act imperative 2 sg) the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
Revelation 11:2 but exclude the court that is outside the temple; do (metrēsēs | μετρήσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) not measure (metrēsēs | μετρήσῃς | aor act subj 2 sg) it because it has been given to the nations. And they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Revelation 21:15 The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure (metrēsē | μετρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) the city, its gates and its wall.
Revelation 21:16 The city was laid out as a square, its length the same as its width. He measured (emetrēsen | ἐμέτρησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the city with the measuring rod at twelve thousand stadia, its length, width, and height being equal.
Revelation 21:17 He (emetrēsen | ἐμέτρησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) also measured (emetrēsen | ἐμέτρησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.