What does ἐκ · μέρος mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · μέρος is a Greek phrase meaning "in part".
Greek · G1537, G3313
ἐκ μέρους
Literal or figurative; direct or remote) · a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
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ἐκ G1537 literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciation ek
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μέρος G3313 a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Pronunciation méros
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What does ἐκ μέρους (ek merous) mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · μέρος is a Greek phrase meaning "in part".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1537, G3313?
G1537, G3313 is connected to 913 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in part
Source Gloss
in part
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 913
Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:28 913×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain