What does μερίς (merís) mean in the Bible?
μερίς (merís): An allotted share or portion, often implying one's rightful inheritance or destined lot in a division.
Greek · G3310
μερίς
Part
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μερίςG3310
Pronunciationmerís
What does μερίς (merís) mean in the Bible?
μερίς (merís): An allotted share or portion, often implying one's rightful inheritance or destined lot in a division.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3310?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include district (1), have in common (1), part (1), portion (1), to share (1).
Where does μερίς (merís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdistrict1×Acts 16:12
have in common1×2 Corinthians 6:15
part1×Acts 8:21
portion1×Luke 10:42
to share1×Colossians 1:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 10:42μερίδαtoportionNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularActs 8:21μερὶςtopartNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularActs 16:12μερίδοςtodistrictNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 6:15μερὶςtohave in commonNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularColossians 1:12μερίδαtoto shareNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:42
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Luke1Acts22 Corinthians1Colossians1
Source forms
μερίδα2xmeridaLuke 10:42, Colossians 1:12
μερὶς2xmerisActs 8:21, 2 Corinthians 6:15
μερίδος1xmeridosActs 16:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xLuke 10:42, Colossians 1:12
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xActs 8:21, 2 Corinthians 6:15
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xActs 16:12
Evidence Summary
CovenantMessiah
Greek word. An allotted share or portion, often implying one's rightful inheritance or destined lot in a division.
Strong'sG3310
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 10:38–42Source Gloss
part
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
An allotted share or portion, often implying one's rightful inheritance or destined lot in a division.
2In later Gk (see MM, xvi), as geographical term, a division, district: Act.16:12.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:42Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
μερίδαmerida
a part, portion
Read verseActs 8:21Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
μερὶςmeriv
a part, portion
Read verseActs 16:12Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
μερίδοςmeridov
a part, portion
Read verse2 Corinthians 6:15Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
μερὶςmeriv
a part, portion
Read verseColossians 1:12Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
μερίδαmerida
a part, portion
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:21 · 2 Cor 6:152×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 16:121×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 10:42 · Col 1:122×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
portion
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
μερίς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Reflects covenant inheritance imagery fulfilled in Christ.Luke 10:38–42
Canonical Themes
CovenantMessiah
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