metreo - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3354 — yequthiel (“Jekuthiel”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3354 μετρέω (metreo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. metreo (met-reh'-o) v. 1. to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard) 2. (by implication) to measure out (i.e. allot by rule) It has 15 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include measure. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
metreo (met-reh'-o) v. 1. to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard) 2. (by implication) to measure out (i.e. allot by rule) [from G3358] KJV: figuratively, to estimate Root(s): G3358
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3354. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to measure
Usage: μετρέω, -ῶ (μέτρον), [in LXX: Exo.16:18, Num.35:5, Rut.3:15, Isa.40:12, (מָדַד), Da Th Dan.5:26 (מָדַד), Wis.4:8 * ;] __1. to measure, of space, number, value, etc.: with accusative of thing(s), Rev.11:2 21:15, 17; with dative instr., Rev.11:1 21:16. Metaphorical, ἑαυτὸν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, 2Co.10:12. __2. to measure out, give by measure: prov., ἐν ὧ μέτρῳ κ.τ.λ., Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24, Luk.6:38 (WH, mg., cf. ἀντι-μετρέω).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render metreo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3354 (μετρέω) appears 6 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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9 indexed usages in New Testament.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And having measured the omer full, he that had gathered much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each gathered according to the need of those who belonged to him.
And thou shalt measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and your city shall be in the midst of this, and the suburbs of the cities as described.
And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon thee: and she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and put them upon her, and she went into the city.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, Nor that is measured by number of years.
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3354.
And having measured the omer full, he that had gathered much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each gathered according to the need of those who belonged to him.
And thou shalt measure outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and your city shall be in the midst of this, and the suburbs of the cities as described.
And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon thee: and she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and put them upon her, and she went into the city.
Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?
This is the interpretation of the sentence: Mene; God has measured thy kingdom, and finished it.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
For honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, Nor that is measured by number of years.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3354, grouped by book.
Strong's G3354 is a Greek entry for G3354 μετρέω (metreo). metreo (met-reh'-o) v. 1. to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard) 2. (by implication) to measure out (i.e. allot by rule)
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G3354 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3354 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as measure. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3354, with linked reader references where each row is available.