adjective
ametrem
Strong’sG280
not measurable, immeasurable
stem ametr-2 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* ἄμετρος, -ον
(< μέτρον),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G280 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
without or beyond measure, immense, κακόνRefs 4th c.BC+; opposed to μετρητός, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -τρωςRefs: neuter plural as adverb, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 immoderate, in moral sense, Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb -τρωςRefs 5th c.BC+
3 neverceasing, τέττιγεςRefs 4th c.BC+
4 disproportionate, Refs 5th c.BC+: superlative -ότατος most unequal, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II without metre, prosaic, opposed to ἔμμετρος, Refs 4th c.BC+ adverb -τρως unmetrically, Refs 5th c.BC+; not in metre, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III ἄμετρος, ={βάτος}, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ametros | ametras | ametrem | ametrois | ametrais | ametreim2×ἄμετρα |
| object accusative | ametron | ametran | ametroin | ametrain | ||
| direct address vocative | ametror | ametrar | ametroir | ametrair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ametrou | ametrau | ametreu | ametroiu | ametraiu | ametreiu |
| to, for dative | ametro | ametra | ametre | ametroi | ametrai | ametrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ametr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ametreim“beyond limits”subject or objectdirect plural2×
2 Corinthians 10:13“beyond limits”nis de ouk eis teim ametreim kaucheni, alla kata tem metrem tou …We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us — a …
2 Corinthians 10:15“beyond limits”ouk eis teim ametreim kauchorōntois en allotrioi kopoi, elpidan de …… our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as …