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μετρέω

MainId: 003271000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3354

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003271001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἄμετρος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἀντιμετρέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'μετρητής', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'μετριοπαθέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'μετρίως', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'μέτρον', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003271001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 81.2

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Spacial Dimensions

      LEXSubDomains: Measure, To Measure

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-02 21:02:44

         DefinitionShort: to determine the measurement of something

         Glosses: to measure

         Comments: In some languages one may best translate this expression in {S:06602101600030} as ‘the angel learned how big the city was’ or, as in other languages, ‘the angel walked the size of the city.’

      LEXReferences: 2COR 10:12, REV 11:1, REV 11:2, REV 21:15, REV 21:16, REV 21:17

   2. LEXID: 003271001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 57.92

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Give

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-02 21:02:44

         DefinitionShort: to give a measured portion to someone

         Glosses: ['to give', 'to apportion']

         Comments: It is possible to interpret this expression in {S:04100402400022} (and also in {S:04000700200024}) as used in a more figurative sense, for example, ‘he will deal with you in the manner that you deal with others.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 7:2, MAT 7:2, MARK 4:24, MARK 4:24, LUKE 6:38