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Koine Greek wordlink #166363

SR GNT Rev 21:17 ἐμέτρησεν (emetraʸsen) ‘and he measured the wall of it’ Strongs=33540 Lemma=metreō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=96 AD Refers to Word #166304

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐμέτρησεν (V-IAA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐμέτρησεν’ (V-IAA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘he measured’.

Rev 21:16 ‘the breadth and he measured the city with the’ SR GNT Rev 21:16 word 18

OET-LV: 16 And the city four _cornered is _lying, and the length of _it as _much _as the breadth. And he _measured the city with _the reed at twelve stadiums thousands, the length, and the breadth, and the height of _it, equal is. (REV_21:16)

OET-RV: 16 The city was laid out square with the length equalling the width. Using the rod, the messenger measured the city at 2.2km on each edge, with the length, width, and height all being equal. (REV 21:16)

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 (2) other than ἐμέτρησεν (V-IAA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘measured’

MARK 4:24 μετρηθήσεται (metraʸthaʸsetai) V-IFP3··S ‘that measure you_all are measuring it will_be_being measured to you_all and it will_be_being added’ SR GNT Mark 4:24 word 13

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 μετρηθήσεται (metraʸthaʸsetai) V-IFP3··S ‘that measure you_all are measuring it will_be_being measured to you_all’ SR GNT Mat 7:2 word 13

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)

Key: V=verb