μέτρ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
measurement, χώρης [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.99, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.7.2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 285a, etc.: _plural_, [prev. author] “Lg.” 819c. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 measuring out, dole of corn, [[ “SIG” 976.58 (Samos, 2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; delivery in kind, [[ PAmh. 2.87.21 (2nd c.AD), etc. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]