Mete

Mete

To measure; to deal out.

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye METE, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. ( Mark 4:24 )

Source: A King James Dictionary. (Used with permission. Copyright © Philip P. Kapusta)

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"Entry for 'Mete'". A King James Dictionary.

METE

met (madhadh):

"To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Exodus 16:18, or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Psalms 60:6; 108:7; Isaiah 40:12. In Isaiah 18:2,7 it is the rendering of qaw qaw, literally, "line-line" i.e. measuring line, referring to the Ethiopians as a nation that measured off other peoples for destruction and trod them down, as in the Revised Version (British and American). It is regarded by some as signifying strength, being cognate with the Arabic kawi, "strong." For mete of Matthew 7:2 and parallel passages in Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38, see MEASURE.

H. Porter


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'METE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.