measurement
From LSJ
Οὐκ ἔστι σιγᾶν αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' εἰκῆ λαλεῖν → Silere non est turpe, sed frustra loqui → nicht Schweigen schändet, sondern Schwätzen auf gut Glück
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
act of measuring: P. μέτρησις, ἡ.
measure: P. and V. μέτρον, τό.
thus they got the measurement for their ladders: P. τὴν συμμέτρησιν… τῶν κλιμάκων οὕτως ἔλαβον (Thuc. 3, 20).
