metron denotes a set measure, whether an allotted extent, a reciprocal standard, or a stated quantity.

The term most often marks an allotted or defining extent: ministry, faith, grace, maturity, each part's working, or the absence of limit. It also occurs in sayings where the standard used is returned to the person using it, and in contexts of a filled quantity or measured dimensions.

1. Allotted extent or proportion · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 10:13, the APB renders a ministry area assigned by God and reaching to the readers; in Romans 12:3 it renders faith assigned by God. Ephesians 4:7, Ephesians 4:13, and Ephesians 4:16 place the term with grace, mature stature, and the working of each individual body part, while John 3:34 presents the Spirit as given "without measure."

   2 Corinthians 10:13Ephesians 4:7Ephesians 4:13Ephesians 4:16Romans 12:3John 3:34
2. Standard used in return · common

   In Matthew 7:2, Mark 4:24, and Luke 6:38, the APB renders clauses in which the measure a person uses is measured back to that person. Luke 6:38 further describes a good measure as "pressed down, shaken, overflowing."

   Matthew 7:2Mark 4:24Luke 6:38
3. Filled quantity or stated dimension · occasional

   In Matthew 23:32, the APB renders the command to "Fill up" the measure of the fathers. In Revelation 21:15 and Revelation 21:17, the surrounding clauses concern measuring the city, its gates, its wall, and the wall's stated cubit measurement.

   Matthew 23:32Revelation 21:15Revelation 21:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often uses "measure" in clauses about assigned ministry, faith, grace, maturity, reciprocal treatment, and quantity; it also uses "without measure" in John 3:34. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.