μέτρον
Alt. μέτρον, ου, τό,
I. "that by which anything is measured":
1. "a measure or rule", Il.; ἄνδρα πάντων χρημάτων μ. εἶναι is "a measure" of all things, Plat.
2. "a measure of content", whether solid or liquid, δῶκεν μέθυ, χίλια μέτρα Il.; εἴκοσι μέτρα ἀλφίτου Od.
3. "measure, length, size", μέτρα κελεύθου "the length" of the way, Od.; μέτρον ἑξήκοντα σταδίους Thuc.; μέτρον ἥβης "full measure", i. e. "the prime", of youth, Il.; μέτρα μορφῆς one's size and shape, Eur.
4. "due measure or limit, proportion", μέτρα φυλάσσεσθαι Hes.; κατὰ μέτρον id=Hes. ὑπὲρ μέτρον Theogn.; πλέον μέτρου Plat.;— μέτρῷ μετρίως, Pind.
II. "metre", opp. to μέλος (tune)and ῥυθμός (time), Ar., Plat.
2. "a verse", Plat.