διαμετρέω

1. to measure through, out or off , χῶρον δ. to measure lists for combat, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass., ἡμέρα διαμεμετρημένη measured by the clepsydra , (Demosthenes Orator)

2. to measure out in portions, distribute , (Xenophon Historicus), etc.:—;Mid. to have measured out to one, receive as one's share , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus) (ML)