Sitometrion denotes the ration of grain that a manager is to distribute at the proper time.

The term denotes a grain provision to be given out under a manager’s charge, as the clause in Luke 12:42 concerns appointing a manager to distribute it at the proper time.

1. Grain provision for distribution · dominant

   In Luke 12:42, the accusative singular neuter form occurs as the item that a faithful and thoughtful manager is appointed to give to the service at the proper time; the APB renders the clause “to give the grain ration at the proper time.”

   Luke 12:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 12:42, the APB presents the item as “the grain ration” given at the proper time. This rendering confirms the clause’s setting without isolating every aspect of the term.