to divide

Greek Verb

μερίζω (μέρος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַק;] to divide; (a) to divide into parts : metaphorically, pass, 1Co.7:34 (WH, R, ing.), 1Co.7:34 (Rec, R, txt.) (reading and punctuation, see ICC, in l); μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός, 1Co.1:13; as in late authors, of factional division (cf. Polyb, viii, 23, 9), καθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, Mat.12:25; ἐφ᾽ εαυτόν, Mat.12:26, Mrk.3:24-26; (b) to distribute: with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mrk.6:41; as in later usage (cf. Polyb, xi, 28, 9), to bestow: Rom.12:3, 1Co.7:17, 2Co.10:13, Heb.7:2; mid, with accusative of thing(s) before μετά, Luk.12:13 (cf. δια, συμ-μερίζω). (AS)

to divide

Greek Verb

μερίζω, Doric dialect μερ-ίσδω, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: Attic dialect future -ιῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμέρισα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Doric dialect participle μερίξας [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect μεμέρικα [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—middle, future -ίσομαι [LXX+4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμερισάμην [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect μεμέρισμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, future μεριοῦμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμερίσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect μεμέρισμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: (μερίς):—divide, distribute, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ἕκαστον εἶδος πολιτείας μ. make a division, [Refs]split up the amount, [Refs]divide by, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) assign a part, allot, ἐφ᾽ ἕκαστον μ. τὸ φιλεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. τοὺς τόκους πρὸς τὸν πλοῦν allot the interest according to the voyage, i.e. pay only a part of it, if a part only of the voyage has been performed, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; allot, assign spheres of duty, τινι [Refs]; apportion, allocate funds, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] (passive, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; bestow, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; κατὰ τόπους μ. τὰς ἀναγραφάς divide, arrange them, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μ. τινὰ τοῖς ποιηταῖς, i. e. make one a theme for several tragedies, [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, to be delivered over, εἰς ὕβριν καὶ δουλείαν[Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) sever, cut off, πελέκει χεῖρα [Refs 4th c.AD+] 4) apply by turns, τὰς χεῖρας τῷ τε τείχει καὶ τῇ λύρᾳ [Refs] II) middle, μερίζεσθαί τι divide among themselves, χρήματα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; take possession of, τι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἠρόμην αὐτὸν πότερα μεμερισμένος εἴη πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφόν whether he had gone shares with his brother, [Refs] II.2) with genitive of things, get a portion of, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2.b) take part in, τοῦ ἀδικήματος [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) passive, to be divided, κατὰ μέρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. πρὸς ἑκάστην διοίκησιν (i.e. αἱ πρόσοδοι) are distributed, [Refs]; ἐς πᾶσαν πεῖραν μ. make attempts in every direction, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III.2) to be dispersed, ὕδωρ ὑπὸ πυρὸς μερισθέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be split up, ἄνθρωπος πληγῇ τινι μεριζόμενος [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: metaphorically, have divided interests, disperse one's energy,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, to be split into parties or factions, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστό; [NT] III.3) to be reckoned as part, ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ τινος μ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to part, i.e. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share, or (figuratively) to disunite, differ; deal, be difference between, distribute, divide, give participle ; from g3313 (μέρος)