STRONGS G3307:
μερίζω: 1 aorist
ἐμέρισα; perfect
μεμερικα (
1 Corinthians 7:17 T Tr text
WH text); passive, perfect
μεμερισμαι; 1 aorist
ἐμερίσθην; middle, 1 aorist infinitive
μερίσασθαι; (from
μέρος, as
μελίζω from
μέλος); from
Xenophon down; the
Sept. for
חָלַק;
to divide; i. e.
a. to separate into parts, cut into pieces: passive
μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; i. e. has Christ himself, whom ye claim as yours, been like yourselves divided into parts, so that one has one part and another another part?
1 Corinthians 1:13 (
L WH text punctuate so as to take it as an exclamatory declaration; see Meyer in loc.); tropically,
μεμέρισται ἡ γυνή καί ἡ παρθένος, differ in their aims, follow different interests (
A. V. there is a difference between; but
L Tr WH connect
μεμέρισται with what precedes),
1 Corinthians 7:33 (34); to divide into parties, i. e.
be split into factions (
Polybius 8, 23, 9):
καθ' ἐμαυτοῦ to be at variance with oneself, to rebel (
A. V. divided) against oneself,
Matthew 12:25; also
ἐπ' ἐμαυτόν,
Matthew 12:26;
Mark 3:24-26.
b. to distribute:
τί τισί, a thing among persons,
Mark 6:41;
to bestow, impart:
τίνι,
1 Corinthians 7:17;
τί τίνι,
Romans 12:3;
2 Corinthians 10:13;
Hebrews 7:2 (Sir. 45:20;
Polybius 11, 28, 9); middle
μερίζομαι τί μετά τίνος, to divide (for oneself) a thing with one,
Luke 12:13 (
Demosthenes, p. 913, 1). (Compare:
διαμερίζω,
συμμερίζω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
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12:25; 12:26
- Mark
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3:24; 3:25; 3:26; 6:41
- Luke
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12:13
- Romans
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12:3
- 1 Corinthians
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1:13; 7:17; 7:17; 7:33
- 2 Corinthians
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10:13
- Hebrews
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7:2