Strong's Lexicon
G3310 — μερίς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3310 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μερίς |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | feminine of G3313 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | meris |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mer-ece' |
| Meaning: | 1. a portion, i.e. province, share or (abstractly) participation |
| KJV Renderings: | part (X -akers) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μερίς, μερίδος, ἡ (see μέρος), the Sept. chiefly for çÅìÆ÷, çÆìÀ÷Èä, îÈðÈä; (from Antiphon and Thucydides down); a part, equivalent to
1. a part as distinct from the whole: (τῆς) Μακεδονίας, Act 16:12 (on which see Hort in WH’s Appendix at the passage).
2. an assigned part, a portion, share: Luk 10:42 (see ἀγαθός, 2); ἐστι μοι μερίς μετά τίνος, I have a portion, i. e. fellowship, with one, 2Co 6:15. οὐκ ἐστι μοι μερίς ἤ κλῆρος ἐν τίνι, I have neither part nor lot, take no share, in a thing, Act 8:21; ἱκανουν τινα εἰς τήν μερίδα τίνος, to make one fit to obtain a share in a thing (i. e. partitive genitive; others, genitive of apposition), Col 1:12.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μερίς (part (X -akers))
Luke 10:42
- KJV: But one thing is needful and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her
- GK: ενός δε εστι χρεία Μαρία δε την αγαθήν μερίδα εξελέξατο ήτις ουκ αφαιρεθήσεται απ΄ αυτής
Acts 8:21
- KJV: Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter for thy heart is not right in the sight of God
- GK: ουκ έστι σοι μερίς ουδέ κλήρος εν τω λόγω τούτω η γαρ καρδία σου ουκ έστιν ευθεία ενώπιον του θεού
Acts 16:12
- KJV: And from thence to Philippi which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia a colony and we were in that city abiding certain days
- GK: εκείθέν τε εις Φιλίππους ήτις εστί πρώτη της μερίδος της Μακεδονίας πόλις κολώνια ήμεν δε εν αυτή τη πόλει διατρίβοντες ημέρας τινάς
2 Corinthians 6:15
- KJV: And what concord hath Christ with Belial or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel
- GK: τις δε συμφώνησις χριστώ προς Βελιάλ η τις μερίς πιστώ μετά απίστου
Colossians 1:12
- KJV: Giving thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light
- GK: ευχαριστούντες τω θεώ και πατρί τω ικανώσαντι ημάς εις την μερίδα του κλήρου των αγίων εν τω φωτί