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Mete <ref name="term_6248" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143450" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mēt ''''' ( מרד , <i> ''''' mādhadh ''''' </i> ): "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 | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To measure. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) Meat. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) Measure; limit; boundary; - used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. i. & t.) To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' a.) To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t. & i.) To meet. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61527" /> == | |||
<p> [[Mete, L]] metior Heb. to measure. To measure to ascertain quantity, dimensions or capacity by any rule or standard. Obsolescent. </p> <p> METE, n. [[Measure]] limit boundary used chiefly in the plural, in the phrase, metes and bounds. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52774" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> METE. </strong> ‘To mete’ Is ‘to measure,’ and a ‘mete-yard’ ( Leviticus 19:35 ) is a merchant’s measuring-stick. </p> | |||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78344" /> == | |||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6248" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' mēt ''''' ( מרד , <i> ''''' mādhadh ''''' </i> ): "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 Psalm 60:6; Psalm 108:7; Isaiah 40:12 . In Isaiah 18:2 , Isaiah 18:7 it is the rendering of <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , <i> ''''' ḳaw ''''' </i> , 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 <i> ''''' kawı̂ ''''' </i> , "strong." For mete of Matthew 7:2 and parallel passages in Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38 , see [[Measure]] . </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_143450"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mete Mete from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_61527"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/mete Mete from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_52774"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/mete Mete from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_78344"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/mete Mete from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_6248"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mete Mete from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_6248"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/mete Mete from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 14 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. i.) To measure.
(2): ( n.) Meat.
(3): ( n.) Measure; limit; boundary; - used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
(4): ( v. i. & t.) To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed.
(5): ( a.) To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.
(6): ( v. t. & i.) To meet.
King James Dictionary [2]
Mete, L metior Heb. to measure. To measure to ascertain quantity, dimensions or capacity by any rule or standard. Obsolescent.
METE, n. Measure limit boundary used chiefly in the plural, in the phrase, metes and bounds.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
METE. ‘To mete’ Is ‘to measure,’ and a ‘mete-yard’ ( Leviticus 19:35 ) is a merchant’s measuring-stick.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [4]
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
mēt ( מרד , mādhadh ): "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 Psalm 60:6; Psalm 108:7; Isaiah 40:12 . In Isaiah 18:2 , Isaiah 18:7 it is the rendering of ḳaw , ḳaw , 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 kawı̂ , "strong." For mete of Matthew 7:2 and parallel passages in Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38 , see Measure .
