noun · feminine

merias

Greekμερίς (meris)

Strong’sG3310

a part, portion

stem meri-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

part2×share2×district1×

What it means

μερίς, -ίδος, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly חֵלֶק, חֶלְקָה;]

1. (as in cl.) a part, portion: Lk 10:42, Ac 8:21, II Co 6:15, Col 1:12.

2. In later Gk (v. MM, xvi), as geographical term, a division, district: Ac 16:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3310 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmer-ece'

a portion, i.e. province, share or (abstractly) participation

Fromfeminine of G3313;

King Jamespart (X -akers).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	merias2×μερὶς	meriais
object accusative	merian2×μερίδα	meriain
direct address vocative	meriar	meriair
of, belonging to genitive	meriau1×μερίδος	meriaiu
to, for dative	meria	meriai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

meristem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

meria is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

merias“part”subjectnominative singular2×

Acts 8:21“part”ouk atō si merias oude klēros en to logo houto, tas gar kardias su ouk atō euthuas enanti tou theou.You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

2 Corinthians 6:15“share”tinas de sumfōnēsias Christou pros Beliar, ē tinas merias pisto meta apistou?What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

merian“part”objectaccusative singular2×

Luke 10:42“part”oligeu de atō chreias ē heneu; Mariam gar tan agathan merian eklegeta hotinas ouk afairiti autau.But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Colossians 1:12“share”eucharistarōtois to patēro to hikanarato vin eis tan merian tou klērou toiu hagioiu en te fōte,giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

meriau“district”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Acts 16:12“district”kakeithen eis Filippoin, hotinas atō prōtas tau meriau Makedoniau politas, kolōnias. ane de en houta ta polita diatribarōtois hēmerain tinain.From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.