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Koine Greek wordlink #124195

SR GNT 2 Cor 10:12 μετροῦντες (metrountes) ‘among themselves themselves measuring and comparing themselves’ Strongs=33540 Lemma=metreō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD Refers to Word #124185

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Only use of identical word form μετροῦντες (V-PPA·NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μετροῦντες’ (V-PPA·NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘measuring’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘metreō’ have 7 different glosses: ‘he may measure’, ‘he measured’, ‘it will_be_being measured’, ‘you may measure’, ‘you_all are measuring’, ‘measure’, ‘measuring’.

Greek words (3) other than μετροῦντες (V-PPA·NMP) with a gloss related to ‘measuring’

MARK 4:24 μετρεῖτε (metreite) V-IPA2··P ‘with that measure you_all are measuring it will_be_being measured to you_all and’ SR GNT Mark 4:24 word 11

OET-LV: 24 And he _was _saying to _them: Be _watching _out what you _all _are _hearing. With that measure you _all _are _measuring, it _will _be _being _measured to _you _all and it _will _be _being _added to _you _all. (MRK_4:24)

OET-RV: 24 And he continued, “Take care what you listen to. Because how much you judge others, so too will judgement be handed out to you, and even more. (MRK 4:24)

MAT 7:2 μετρεῖτε (metreite) V-IPA2··P ‘with that measure you_all are measuring it will_be_being measured to you_all’ SR GNT Mat 7:2 word 11

OET-LV: 2 for/because with that judgement you _all _are _judging, you _all _will _be _being _judged, and with that measure you _all _are _measuring, it _will _be _being _measured to _you _all. (MAT_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 because you’ll all be judged in the same way that you judge others. Whatever standard you use on others will be the same standard used on you. (MAT 7:2)

LUKE 6:38 μετρεῖτε (metreite) V-IPA2··P ‘with that for measure you_all are measuring it will_be_being measured_back to you_all’ SR GNT Luke 6:38 word 25

OET-LV: 38 Be _giving, and it _will _be _being _given to _you _all, good measure, having _been _pressed _down having _been _shaken being _overflowed, they _will _be _giving into the fold _of _garment of _you _all, because/for with _that measure you _all _are _measuring, it _will _be _being _measured _back to _you _all. (LUK_6:38)

OET-RV: 38 Give to others, and then you’ll be given to generously. The returned amount will be really packed in to the container and even overflowing, because however you measure things out for others, that’s how things will be measured out for you.” (LUK 6:38)

Key: V=verb