What does ἀντιμετρέω (antimetréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιμετρέω (antimetréō) is a Greek word meaning "to mete in return".
Greek · G488
ἀντιμετρέω
To mete in return
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ἀντιμετρέω G488
Pronunciation antimetréō
What does ἀντιμετρέω (antimetréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιμετρέω (antimetréō) is a Greek word meaning "to mete in return".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G488?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include it will be measured back (1).
Where does ἀντιμετρέω (antimetréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It it will be measured back 1× Luke 6:38
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 6:38
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ἀντιμετρηθήσεται 1x antimetrēthēsetai Luke 6:38
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 6:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to mete in return
Source Gloss
to mete in return
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to measure in return: Luk.6:38 (WH, mg., μετρέω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:2 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀντιμετρηθήσεται antimetrhqhsetai
I measure in return, give equivalent measure
Read verse Luke 6:38 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀντιμετρηθήσεται antimetrhqhsetai
I measure in return, give equivalent measure
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀντιμετρέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain