METIRI, metiri
Sounds Like: MEH-tee-ree
Translations: to measure, to mete out, to distribute, to estimate, to traverse
From the root: METIRI
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin deponent verb, meaning it has passive forms but active meanings. It is commonly used to describe the act of determining the size, quantity, or extent of something. It can also refer to distributing something in measured portions, or metaphorically, to estimate or judge something, or even to traverse a distance.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive, Deponent
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
No other words from the same root, METIRI, appear in our texts.
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