merizō · divide

What it means

merizō (μερίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “divide”.

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How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To split into pieces or factions what was one.
2. To give each one their share.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• divided ×9
• has assigned ×2
• apportioned ×1
• assigned ×1
• divide ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×4
• Luke×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 12:25

  But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every town or house divided against itself will not stand.

• Matthew 12:26

  And if Satan drives out Satan, he has been divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

• Mark 3:24

  And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

• Mark 3:25

  And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

• Mark 3:26

  And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he has an end.

• Mark 6:41

  And taking the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and kept giving them to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among all.

• Luke 12:13

  And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

• Romans 12:3

  For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think so as to think soberly, as God has assigned to each a measure of faith.

• 1 Corinthians 1:13

  Has the Messiah been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you immersed into the name of Paul?

• 1 Corinthians 7:17

  Only, as the Lord has assigned to each, as God has called each, so let him walk. And so I direct in all the assemblies.

• 1 Corinthians 7:34

  and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin are concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit; but the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

• 2 Corinthians 10:13

  But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule that God assigned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you.

• Hebrews 7:2

  to whom Abraham also apportioned a tenth of everything; his name, first, translated, is king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, that is, king of peace;

And 1 more times.