μέροςméros
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Greek (New Testament) · G3313
Meanings
1. a part, share, portion: John 13:8, Acts 19:27 (Page, in l.), Revelation 20:6, Revelation 22:19; hence (classical Greek), lot, destiny, Matthew 24:51, Luke 12:46, Revelation 21:8.
2. a part as opposed to the whole: Luke 11:36, John 19:23, Acts 5:2, Acts 23:6, Ephesians 4:16, Revelation 16:19; with genitive (of the whole), Luke 15:12, Luke 24:42; τ. Φαρισαίων, Acts 23:9; plural, John 21:6; of the divisions of a province, Matthew 2:22, Acts 2:10, Acts 19:1, Acts 20:2; of the regions belonging to a city, Matthew 15:21, Matthew 16:13, Mark 8:10; with genitive in apposition, Ephesians 4:9; in adverbial phrases, ἀνὰ (κατὰ) μέρος, 1 Corinthians 14:27, Hebrews 9:5; μέρος τι, ἀπὸ μ., in part, Romans 11:25, Romans 15:15, Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 11:18, 2 Corinthians 1:14, 2 Corinthians 2:5; ἐκ μ., 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 13:9, 1 Corinthians 13:12; τὸ ἐκ μ., 1 Corinthians 13:10.
3. A class or category (in classical Greek usually ἐν μ. τιθέναι, λαβεῖν, etc.): ἐν μ., in respect of, Colossians 2:16; ἐν τ. μ. τούτῳ, in this respect, 2 Corinthians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 9:3.
Same root
- πολυμερῶςpolymerōs · G4181in many portions, i.e. variously as to time and agency (piecemeal)
- ἁμαρτάνωhamartánō · G264properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
- μορφήmorphḗ · G3444shape; figuratively, nature
- μερίςmerís · G3310a portion, i.e. province, share or (abstractly) participation
- μερίζωmerízō · G3307to part, i.e. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share, or (figuratively) to disunite, differ
Where it appears
Appears 42 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
- Matthew 15:21 Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
- Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
- Matthew 24:51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Mark 8:10 Immediately after this, he got into a boat with his disciples and crossed over to the region of Dalmanutha.
- Luke 11:36 If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
See every passage
- Matthew 2:22, 15:21, 16:13, 24:51
- Mark 8:10
- Luke 11:36, 12:46, 15:12, 24:42
- John 13:8, 19:23, 21:6
- Acts 2:10, 5:2, 19:1, 19:27, 20:2, 23:6, 23:9
- Romans 11:25, 15:15, 15:24
- 1 Corinthians 11:18, 12:27, 13:9, 13:10, 13:12, 14:27
- 2 Corinthians 1:14, 2:5, 3:10, 9:3
- Ephesians 4:9, 4:16
- Colossians 2:16
- Hebrews 9:5
- Revelation 16:19, 20:6, 21:8, 22:19
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.