μέτρον — Middle Liddell

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.

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that by which anything is measured

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