Dictionary entry

μέτρον

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μέτρον, -ου, τό,

[in LXX chiefly for מִדָּה, also for אֵיפָה, etc.;]

1. that which is used for measuring, a measure;

(a) a vessel: fig., Mt 23:32, Lk 6:38; ἐκ μ., by measure, Jo 3:34;

(b) a rod or rule: Re 21:15, 17; fig., Mt 7:2, Mk 4:24.

2. That which is measured, measure: c. gen. rei, Ro 12:3, II Co 10:13, Eph 4:7, 13, 16.†