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., Mat.23:32, Luk.6:38; ἐκ μ., by measure, Jhn.3:34;
__(b) a rod or rule: Rev.21:15, 17; figuratively, Mat.7:2, Mrk.4:24.
__2. That which is measured, measure: with genitive of thing(s), Rom.12:3, 2Co.10:13, Eph.4:7, 13 4:16.†
(AS)