μέτρον métron
Meaning
a measure ("metre"), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree)
In the King James Version: measure
Derivation: an apparently primary word;
Where it is used
- Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Matthew 23:32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- Mark 4:24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
- John 3:34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:13 We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
- Ephesians 4:7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
- Revelation 21:15 The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
- Revelation 21:17 And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.