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μέρος

A division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)

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μέρος G3313
Pronunciation méros

What does μέρος (méros) mean in the Bible?

μέρος (méros) is a Greek word meaning "a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)". μέρος, -ους, τό (μείρομαι), [in LXX chiefly for קָצֶה ;] __1.

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Meaning

a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Extended definition

(μείρομαι), [in LXX chiefly for קָצֶה ;]

1a part, share, portion: Jhn.13:8, Act.19:27 (Page, in l), Rev.20:6 22:19; hence (cl.), lot, destiny, Mat.24:51, Luk.12:46, Rev.21:8.
2a part as opposite to the whole : Luk.11:36, Jhn.19:23, Act.5:2 23:6, Eph.4:16, Rev.16:19; with genitive (of the whole), Luk.15:12 24:42; τ. Φαρισαίων, Act.23:9; pl., Jhn.21:6; of the divisions of a province, Mat.2:22, Act.2:10 19:1 20:2; of the regions belonging to a city, Mat.15:21 16:13, Mrk.8:10; with genitive appos., Eph.4:9; in adverbial phrases, ἀνὰ (κατὰ) μέρος, 1Co.14:27, Heb.9:5; μέρος τι, ἀπὸ μ., in part, Rom.11:25 15:15, 24, 1Co.11:18, 2Co.1:14 2:5; ἐκ μ., 1Co.12:27 13:9 13:12; τὸ ἐκ μ., 1Co.13:10
3A class or category (in cl. usually ἐν μ. τιθέναι, λαβεῖν, etc.) :ἐν μ., in respect of, Col.2:16; ἐν τ. μ, τούτῳ, in this respect, 2Co.3:10 9:3.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 23:6 · Rev 21:8 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 23:9 · Rom 11:25 · Rom 15:15 · Rom 15:24 · 1 Cor 12:27 · 1 Cor 13:9 · 1 Cor 13:10 · 1 Cor 13:12 · 2 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 2:5 · Eph 4:16 12×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 3:10 · 2 Cor 9:3 · Col 2:16 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 24:51 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 12:46 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 24:42 · John 13:8 · John 19:23 · Acts 5:2 · Acts 19:27 · 1 Cor 11:18 · 1 Cor 14:27 · Heb 9:5 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 22:19 14×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 2:22 · Matt 15:21 · Matt 16:13 · Mark 8:10 · John 19:23 · John 21:6 · Acts 2:10 · Acts 19:1 · Acts 20:2 · Eph 4:9 · Rev 16:19 11×
42 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

μέρος · μηρός G3313, G3382
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
δεξιός · μέρος G1188, G3313
right side
ἐκ · μέρος G1537, G3313
in part
ἕκαστος · μέρος G1538, G3313
each individual part
κατώτερος · μέρος · γῆ G2737, G3313, G1093
lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions
μέρος · ἐπιπίπτω G3313, G1968
the portion of the estate/property falling to me
μή · τὶς · μέρος · σκοτεινός G3361, G5100, G3313, G4652
having no part that is dark
τίθημι · μέρος G5087, G3313
assign his portion or place
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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