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σταθμάω

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Gloss: to measure by a rule

Transliteration: stathmaō

Strong’s: G9148

1. to measure by rule , (Euripides): —;Pass., with future middle -ήσομαι, to be measured, estimated , (Aristophanes Comicus)
2. as Dep. (see. σταθμόω); to estimate distance or size, without actual measurement, (Herdotus Historicus): metaphorically to estimate one thing by another, τί τινι (Plato Philosophus); absolute to conjecture , (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. to attach weight to a thing, value it, (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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