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figuratively, to estimate: — measure, mete

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Hebrew standard weights and measures provided for

(Lev. 19:35-36³⁵Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. ³⁶Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. (Leviticus 19:35‑36); Deut. 25:13-15¹³Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. ¹⁴Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. ¹⁵But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 25:13‑15)). Money passed by weight till era of coinage. For various weights and measures, see respective titles.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

3354 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

μετρέω

Transliteration:

metreo

Phonic:

met-reh’-o

Meaning:

from 3358; to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)

KJV Usage:

figuratively, to estimate:--measure, mete