2001 Translation

METRIASEIN, metriasein

Sounds Like: meh-tree-AH-sain

Translations: to be moderate, to act moderately, to show moderation

From the root: ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'metriazo', meaning 'to be moderate' or 'to act with moderation'. It describes the act of exercising self-control, restraint, or reasonableness in one's actions or disposition. It can be used in sentences to indicate a future or potential action of moderation.

Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive

Strong’s number: G3357 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Two — 16:65

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΕΙΝ — to be moderate, to be humble, to act with moderation, to show moderation
• ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΟΝΤΩΝ — (of) those who are moderate, (of) those who act moderately, (of) those who are humble, (of) those who are lowly
• ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΩ — to be moderate, to be humble, to be lowly, to be gentle, to be mild, to be temperate
• ΜΕΤΡΙΑΖΩΝ — being moderate, being humble, being lowly, being modest, being gentle, being temperate
• ΜΕΤΡΙΑΣΑΝΤΑ — having been moderate, having acted moderately, having shown moderation, having been temperate

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