μέτρον
μέτρον
.μέτρον, ου, τό,
that by which anything is measured:
a measure or rule, Il.; ἄνδρα πάντων χρημάτων μ. εἶναι is a measure of all things, Plat.
a measure of content, whether solid or liquid, δῶκεν μέθυ, χίλια μέτρα Il.; εἴκοσι μέτρα ἀλφίτου Od.
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 oneʼs size and shape, Eur.
due measure or limit, proportion, μέτρα φυλάσσεσθαι Hes.; κατὰ μέτρον Hes. ὑπὲρ μέτρον Theogn.; πλέον μέτρου Plat.;— μέτρῷ μετρίως, Pind.
metre, opp. to μέλος (tune)and ῥυθμός (time), Ar., Plat.
a verse, Plat.