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μετρ-έω

metreo

measure, pass over, traverse, to sail, measuring, with the eyes, to be measured, to be measured round

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What it meant

μετρ-έω · metr-eō — LSJ

measure

measure:

I measure, pass over, traverse, to sail, measuring, with the eyes, to be measured, to be measured round

of Space, measure, i.e. pass over, traverse, πέλαγος μέγα μετρήσαντες Od. 3.179; προτέρω μετρεῖν (sc. θάλασσαν) to sail farther, A.R. 2.915, cf. 4.1779:—in Med., ἅλα μετρήσασθαι Mosch. 2.157; μετρούμενον ἴχνη τὰ κείνου measuring them with the eyes, S. Aj. 5:—Pass., to be measured, A. Ch. 209; to be measured round, D.P. 197.

II

of Time, μακροὶ . . ἂν μετρηθεῖεν χρόνοι S. OT 561.

III

of Number, Size, Worth, etc.,

1 count

count, Alc. 142; ἐπʼ ᾐόνι κύματα μ. Theoc. 16.60, cf. AP 4.3b.10 (s. v. l., Agath.).

2 measure, measure, measure

measure, χώρην ὀργυιῇσι, σταδίοισι, etc., Hdt. 2.6; χώρας κατὰ παρασάγγας Id. 6.42; τῇ γαστρὶ μ. τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν measure happiness by sensual enjoyments, D. 18.296; μ. πορφύρᾳ τὸ εὔδαιμον Luc. Nigr. 15, etc.; ὁπηνίκʼ ἂν εἴκοσι ποδῶν μετροῦντι τὸ στοιχεῖον ᾖ when you measure it, Eub. 119.7, cf. 9; ἀριθμεῖν τἀγαθὰ καὶ μετρεῖν Pl. R. 348a; μ. καὶ ἀριθμεῖν καὶ ἱστάναι ib. 602d: —Pass., Πόντος . . καὶ Ἑλλήσποντος οὕτω μοι μεμετρέαται Hdt. 4.86; μετρεῖσθαι πρὸς ἄλληλα Pl. Plt. 284d, etc.

b measure

Math., of magnitudes or numbers, measure, Arist. Cael. 273b12, Euc. 7 Def. 14, Eratosth. ap. Nicom. Ar. 1.13 (Act. and Pass.), etc.; μετρηθῆναι κοινῷ μέτρῳ πρός . . to be commensurable with, ibid.

3 measure out, give measure, lend by measure, to have measured out to oneself, get, measure

measure out, τἄλφιτʼ ἐν ἀγορᾷ Ar. Eq. 1009, cf. Ach. 548 (Pass.); πώλοισι χόρτον μ. E. Rh. 772; μέτρησον εἰρήνης τί μοι Ar. Ach. 1021; μετρεῖν τὴν ἴσην give measure for measure, Paus. 2.18.2; ἢ μετάδος ἢ μέτρησον ἢ τιμὴν λαβέ lend by measure, Theopomp.Com. 26:—Med., to have measured out to oneself, in buying or borrowing, εὖ μετρεῖσθαι παρὰ γείτονος get good measure from oneʼs neighbour, Hes. Op. 349; τὰ ἄλφιτα καθʼ ἡμίεκτον μετρούμενοι D. 34.37, cf. Herod. 6.5, SIG 976.61 (Samos, ii B. C.), Plu

4 deliver, pay, receive in payment

deliver, pay, of corn and other measurable commodities, σῖτόν τινι D. 46.20, PHib. 1.39.3 (iii B. C.); ἔλαιον ib. 131 (iii B. C.):—Med., receive in payment, ib. 103 (iii B. C.), etc.

IV moderate

moderate, of pain, Pall. in Hp. 12.273 C.

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