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Lexicon :: Strong's G3358 - metron

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μέτρον
Transliteration
metron (Key)
Pronunciation
met'-ron
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
An apparently primary word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:632,590

Strong’s Definitions

μέτρον métron, met'-ron; an apparently primary word; a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree):—measure.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G3358 in the following manner: measure (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G3358 in the following manner: measure (13x).

  1. measure, an instrument for measuring

    1. a vessel for receiving and determining the quantity of things, whether dry or liquid

    2. a graduated staff for measuring, a measuring rod

    3. proverbially, the rule or standard of judgment

  2. determined extent, portion measured off, measure or limit

    1. the required measure, the due, fit, measure

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέτρον métron, met'-ron; an apparently primary word; a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree):—measure.
STRONGS G3358:
μέτρον, μέτρου, τό, the Sept. chiefly for מִדָּה (cf. μήτηρ), measure;
1. an instrument for measuring;
a. a vessel for receiving and determining the quantity of things, whether dry or liquid: in proverbial discourse, μέτρειν μέτρῳ, of the measure of the benefits which one confers on others, Luke 6:38; μέτρον πεπιεσμένον καί σεσαλευμένον, figuratively equivalent to most abundant requital, ibid.; πληροῦν τό μέτρον τῶν πατέρων, to add what is lacking in order to fill up their ancestors' prescribed number of crimes, Matthew 23:32 (see πληρόω, 2 a.); ἐκ μέτρου (A. V. by measure; see ἐκ, V. 3) i. e. sparingly, John 3:34 (also ἐν μέτρῳ, Ezekiel 4:11).
b. a graduated staff for measuring, measuring-rod: Revelation 21:15; with ἀνθρώπου added (man's measure), such as men use, Revelation 21:17; hence, in proverbial discourse, the rule or standard of judgment: Matthew 7:2; Mark 4:24.
2. determined extent, portion measured off, measure or limit: with a genitive of the thing received, Romans 12:3; 2 Corinthians 10:13; (Ephesians 4:7); ἐν μέτρῳ, in proportion to the measure (cf. Winers Grammar, § 48, a. 3 b. and see ἐνέργεια; others, in due measure), Ephesians 4:16; the required measure, the due, fit, measure: τῆς ἡλικίας, the proper i. e. ripe, full age (see ἡλικία, 1 c.) (of a man), Ephesians 4:13 (ἡβης, Homer, Iliad 11, 225; Odyssey 11, 317; Solon 5, 52 (Poet. Min. Gr. (edited by Gaisford) 3:135)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
4:11
Matthew
7:2; 23:32
Mark
4:24
Luke
6:38
John
3:34
Romans
12:3
2 Corinthians
10:13
Ephesians
4:7; 4:13; 4:16
Revelation
21:15; 21:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3358 matches the Greek μέτρον (metron),
which occurs 71 times in 66 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 18:6–Eze 45:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:6 - So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get three large measures[fn] of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:36 - The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:2 - These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:8 - These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - “Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight, or volume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:6 - If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:14 - and you must use full and honest measures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:25 - The two cherubim were identical in shape and size;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:11 - The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:37 - All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:1 - Elisha replied, “Listen to this message from the LORD! This is what the LORD says: By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, five quarts of choice flour will cost only one piece of silver,[fn] and ten quarts of barley grain will cost only one piece of silver.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:16 - Then the people of Samaria rushed out and plundered the Aramean camp. So it was true that five quarts of choice flour were sold that day for one piece of silver, and ten quarts of barley grain were sold for one piece of silver, just as the LORD had promised.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:18 - The man of God had said to the king, “By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, five quarts of choice flour will cost one piece of silver, and ten quarts of barley grain will cost one piece of silver.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure[fn] I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:29 - They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:10 - In payment for your woodcutters, I will send 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley,[fn] 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:19 - Next to them, Ezer son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, repaired another section of wall across from the ascent to the armory near the angle in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:20 - Next to him was Baruch son of Zabbai, who zealously repaired an additional section from the angle to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:21 - Meremoth son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz rebuilt another section of the wall extending from the door of Eliashib’s house to the end of the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:24 - Next was Binnui son of Henadad, who rebuilt another section of the wall from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:27 - Then came the people of Tekoa, who repaired another section across from the great projecting tower and over to the wall of Ophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:30 - Next Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section, while Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall across from where he lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:9 - It is broader than the earth
and wider than the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 - He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:5 - Who determined its dimensions
and stretched out the surveying line?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:5 - You have fed us with sorrow
and made us drink tears by the bucketful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:10 - False weights and unequal measures[fn]—
the LORD detests double standards of every kind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:10 - Ten acres[fn] of vineyard will not produce even six gallons[fn] of wine.
Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket[fn] of grain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:13 - Then the wood-carver measures a block of wood
and draws a pattern on it.
He works with chisel and plane
and carves it into a human figure.
He gives it human beauty
and puts it in a little shrine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:8 - The LORD was determined
to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
have fallen down before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:11 - Then measure out a jar[fn] of water for each day, and drink it at set times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:16 - Then he told me, “Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5 - I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10½ feet[fn] long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10½ feet[fn] thick and 10½ feet high.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:10 - There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21 - Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:24 - Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:28 - Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:32 - Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33 - Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:35 - Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:11 - There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16 - He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - Then he measured the north side, and it was also 875 feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - The south side was also 875 feet,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - and the west side was also 875 feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:13 - “These are the measurements of the altar[fn]: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide,[fn] with a curb 9 inches[fn] wide around its edge. And this is the height[fn] of the altar:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:10 - Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.[fn]

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