Quick Definition
μέρος, ους, τό n.n. a part, portion
Strong's Definition
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Derivation: from an obsolete but more primary form of (to get as a section or allotment);
KJV Usage: behalf, course, coast, craft, particular (+ -ly), part (+ -ly), piece, portion, respect, side, some sort(-what)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ους | μερίζω
63.14 · Whole, Unite, Part, Divide · Part
part, aspect, feature a part in contrast with a whole
MAT 24:51 · LUK 11:36 · LUK 12:46 · LUK 15:12 · LUK 24:42 · JHN 13:8 · JHN 19:23 · JHN 19:23 · ACT 5:2 · 2CO 3:10 · 2CO 9:3 · EPH 4:16 · COL 2:16 · HEB 9:5 · REV 16:19 · REV 20:6 · REV 21:8 · REV 22:19
79.108 · ((ους n, always plural)) · Features of Objects · Shapes
side an area at the side of an object
1.79 · ((ους n, always plural)) · Geographical Objects and Features · Sociopolitical Areas
region, territory, land, district (though this might imply too precisely a governmental area) region or regions of the earth, normally in relation to some ethnic group or geographical center, but not necessarily constituting a unit of governmental administration The meanings of γῆ[d], χώρα[b], κλίμαὅριον, and μέρος[c] are not to be regarded as completely synonymous, but in certain of their NT usages they are largely overlapping in reference.
MAT 2:22 · MAT 15:21 · MAT 16:13 · MRK 8:10 · ACT 2:10 · ACT 19:1 · ACT 20:2 · EPH 4:9
11.8 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · General
party, group a group of people having specific membership and forming a part of a larger constituency In the NT μέρος[d] occurs only in the expression μέρος τῶν Φαρισαίων the party of the Pharisees, and though the Pharisees constituted a socio-religious group, the use of μέρος[d] does not focus upon this socio-religious aspect of the Pharisees relationship to the Jewish nation as a whole, but merely upon their identity as a part of a larger constituency. The expression the party of the Pharisees may be rendered in some languages as the group to which the Pharisees belonged or those who were counted as Pharisees or the division called Pharisees. In selecting a word for party or group, it is important to avoid a term which would be essentially political in meaning. If there is no general term for party, it may be necessary to use one with a socio-religious denotation, since that would be the most accurate way of identifying the Pharisees in their relationship to other distinctive groups in the Jewish nation.
57.199 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Earn, Gain, Do Business
business, occupation, endeavor a particular kind of business activity or occupation
78.49 · Degree · Completely, Enough [Completive Degree]
partially, to some degree, part, partly a degree which is only part of some totality
63.15 · Whole, Unite, Part, Divide · Part
Collocation: ἐκ μέρους · ἀπὸ μέρους
being part of, as a part of, in part, partially (idioms, literally: from a part) the state of being part of something
ROM 11:25 · ROM 15:15 · 1CO 12:27 · 1CO 13:9 · 1CO 13:9 · 1CO 13:10 · 1CO 13:12 · 2CO 1:14 · 2CO 2:5
67.109 · Time · Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young
Collocation: ἀπὸ μέρους
not long, temporary, for a little while, for a while (an idiom, literally: from a part) pertaining to a relatively short period of time, with emphasis upon the temporary nature of the event or state
1 The overlapping features of meaning in γῆ[d], χώρα[b], κλίμα, ὅριον, and μέρος[c] may be readily illustrated by the comparable overlapping of English terms such as region, territory, and land. For example, in the case of MAT 15:21 it would be possible to speak of the region of Tyre and Sidon, the territory of Tyre and Sidon, the land of Tyre and Sidon, and even the district of Tyre and Sidon. The English terms region, territory, land, and district do differ in certain nuances of meaning reflecting primarily supplementary components which are largely connotative. 2 μέρος[f] is incorporated at this point in Subdomain D Completely, Enough in Domain 78 Degree, since it serves as a semantic opposite to the meanings involved in πᾶς[c] (78.44), τέλος[d] (78.47), and ὅλος[c] (78.44).
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μέρος, -ous, τό, (μείρομαι to share, receive one’s due portion), [fr. Pind., Aeschyl., Hdt. down], a part; i.e. at a part due or assigned to one, (Germ. Antheil): ἀφαιρεῖν τὸ μέρος τινὸς (gen. of pers.) ἀπό or ἔκ twos (gen. of the thing), Rev. xxii.19; ἔχειν μέρος ἐν with dat. of the thing, Rev. xx. 6; μέρος ἔχειν μετά twos, (participation in the same thing, i. e.) to have part (fellowship) with one, Jn. xiii. 8; hence, as sometimes in class. Grk. (Eur. Ale. 477 [474]), lot, destiny, assigned to one, Rev. xxi. 8; τιθέναι τὸ μέρος τινὸς μετά τινων, to appoint one his lot with certain persons, Mt. xxiv. 51; Lk. xii. 46. 2. one of the constituent parts of a whole; a. univ.: ina context where the whole and its parts are distinguished, Lk. xi. 36; Jn. xix. 23; Rev. xvi. 19; w.agen. of the whole, Lk. xv. 12; xxiv. 42; where it is evident from the context of what whole it is a part, Acts v. 2; Eph. iv. 16: τὸ ἕν μέρος, SC. τοῦ συνεδρίου, Acts xxiii. 6; τοῦ μέρους τῶν Φαρισαίων, of that part of the Sanhedrin which consisted of Pharisees, Acts xxiii. 9 [not Lehm.]; τὰ μέρη, w. gen. of a province or country, the divisions or regions which make up the land or province, Mt. ii. 22; Acts ii. 10; w. gen. of a city, the region belonging to a city, country around it, Mt. xv. 21; xvi. 13; Mk. viii. 10; τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη, the upper districts (in tacit contrast with τὰ κατώτερα, and with them forming one whole), Acts xix. 1; τὰ μέρη ἐκεῖνα, those regions (which are parts of the country just mentioned, i. e. Macedonia), Acts XX. 2; τὰ κατώτερα μέρη w. gen. of apposition, τῆς yrs, Eph. iv. 9 (on which see κατώτερος); εἰς ra δεξιὰ μέρη τοῦ πλοίου, i. 6. into the parts (i. 6. spots sc. of the lake) on the right side of the ship, Jn. xxi. 6. Adverbial phrases’ ἀνὰ μέρος (see ἀνά, 1), 1 Co. xiv. 27; κατὰ μέρος. severaly, part by part, in detail, Heb. ix. 5 [see κατά, II. 3 a. γ.1; μέρος τι (ace. absol.) in part, partly, 1 Co. xi. 18 (Thue. 2, 64; 4, 30; Isoer. p. 426 d.); ἀπὸ μέρους, in part, i. 6. somewhat, 2 Co. i. 145 in a measure, to some degree, ib. ii. 5; [Ro. xv. 24]; as respects a part, Ro. xi. 25 ; here and there, Ro. xv. 15; ἐκ μέρους as respects individual persons and things, severally, individually, 1 Co. xii. 27; in part, partially, i. e. imperfectly, 1 Co. xiii. 9, 12; τὸ ἐκ μέρους (opp. to τὸ τέλειον) [A. V. that which is in part] imperfect (Luth. well, das Stiickwerk), ibid. 10. [Green (Crit. Note on 2 Co. i. 14) says “ ἀπὸ p. differs in Paul’s usage from ἐκ μ- in that the latter is a contrasted term in express opposition to the idea of a complete whole, the other being used simply without such aim”; cf. Bnhdy. Syntax, p. 230; Meyer on 1 Co. xii. 27.] b. any particular, Germ. Sliick, (where the writer means to intimate that there are other matters, to be separated from that which he has specified): ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ, in this particular i.e. in regard to this, in this respect, 1 Pet. iv. 16 R; 2 Co. iii. 10; ix. 3; w. a gen. of the thing, Col. ii. 16 [where see Bp. Lghtft.]; τοῦτο τὸ μέρος, se. τῆς ἐργασίας ἡμῶν (branch of business), Acts xix. 27, cf. 25.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μέρος meros 42x
a part, portion, division, of a whole, Lk. 11:36; 15:12; Acts 5:2; Eph. 4:16; a piece, fragment, Lk. 24:42; Jn. 19:23; a party, faction, Acts 23:9; allotted portion, lot, destiny, Mt. 24:51; Lk. 12:46; a calling, craft, Acts 19:27; a partner’s portion, partnership, fellowship, Jn. 13:8; pl. μέρη, a local quarter, district, region, Mt. 2:22; 16:13; Acts 19:1; Eph. 4:9; side of a ship, Jn. 21:6; ἐν μέρει, in respect, 2 Cor. 3:10; 9:3; Col. 2:16; 1 Pet. 4:16; μέρος τι, partly, in some part, 1 Cor. 11:18; ἀνὰ μέρος, alternately, one after another, 1 Cor. 14:27; ἀπὸ μέρους, partly, in some part or measure, 2 Cor. 1:14; ἐκ μέρους, individually, 1 Cor. 12:27; partly, imperfectly, 1 Cor. 13:9; κατὰ μέρος, particularly, in detail, Heb. 9:5
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μέρος, -ους, τό
(< μείρομαι), [in LXX chiefly for קָצֶה;]
a part, share, portion: Jo 13:8, Ac 19:27 (Page, in l.), Re 20:6 22:19; hence (cl.), lot, destiny, Mt 24:51, Lk 12:46, Re 21:8.
a part as opp. to the whole: Lk 11:36, Jo 19:23, Ac 5:2 23:6, Eph 4:16, Re 16:19; c. gen. (of the whole), Lk 15:12 24:42; τ. Φαρισαίων, Ac 23:9; pl., Jo 21:6; of the divisions of a province, Mt 2:22, Ac 2:10 19:1 20:2; of the regions belonging to a city, Mt 15:21 16:13, Mk 8:10; c. gen. appos., Eph 4:9; in adverbial phrases, ἀνὰ (κατὰ) μέρος, I Co 14:27, He 9:5; μέρος τι, ἀπὸ μ., in part, Ro 11:25 15:15, 24, I Co 11:18, II Co 1:14 2:5; ἐκ μ., I Co 12:27 13:9, 12; τὸ ἐκ μ., I Co 13:10.
A class or category (in cl. usually ἐν μ. τιθέναι, λαβεῖν, etc.): ἐν μ., in respect of, Col 2:16; ἐν τ. μ. τούτῳ, in this respect, II Co 3:10 9:3.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
μέρος. The varied applications of μέρος, which we find in the NT, can all be illustrated from the vernacular. (1) The meaning of a “part” assigned to one, as in Rev 2219, is seen in P Strass I. 195 (A.D. 105) τοῦ ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῶι μέρ[ο]υς ἑνὸς ἀπὸ μερῶν ἐννέα, and the Christian P Heid 617 (iv/a.p.) (= Selectzons, p. 126) παρακαλῶ [ο]ῦν, δέσποτα, ἵνα μνημον[εἸύῃς μοι εἰς τὰς ἁγίας σου εὐχάς, ἵνα δυνηθῶμεν μέρος τῶν (ἁμ)αρτιῶν καθαρίσεως, ““1 beseech you, master, to remember me in your holy prayers, that I may be able (to receive) my part in the cleansing of sins.’’ (2) For μέρος =the constituent ‘‘ part” of a whole, as in Lk 11°, cf. P Petr II. 13 (3)* (B.C. 258-3) τὸ πρὸς νότον [τ]οῦ ὀχυρώματος τεῖχος, μέρος μέν τι αὐτοῦ πεπτωκός ἐστιν, “the wall to the south of the prison, part ofit has fallen” (Ed.), BGU IV. 11238 (time of Augustus) διαιρεθήσεται εἰς μέρη] too. καὶ ὅμοια τρία, P Ryl Il. 1451 (a.p. 38) ἔδωκεν πληγὰς πλείους εἰς ts τὰ ἄνῳ pépn—with reference to the upper reaches of the Nile. Similarly with Mt 155} cf. Ρ Leid ΜῈ 8 (ii/B.c.) (=I. Ρ. 59) οἰκίας. . . τῆς οὔσης ἐν ἀπὸ νότου μέρει Διοσπόλεως τῆς μεγάλης, and with Ac 23°, where the word has the force
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μέρος (meros) — part. μέρος, εος, τό, (μείρομαι) first in [Refs]:— share, portion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of work put out to contract, allotment, [Refs]
2. heritage, lot, destiny, μεθέξειν τάφου μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦτο γὰρ.. σπάνιον μ. is a rare portion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ μέρους προτιμᾶσθαι from considerations of rank or family, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. one's turn, ἐπείτε αὐτῆς μ. ἐγίνετο τῆς ἀπίξιος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅταν ἥκῃ μ. ἔργων the turn or time for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀγγέλου μ. his turn of duty as messenger, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. with Preps., ἀνὰ μέρος in turn, successively, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ μ. λέγειν severally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ κατὰ μέρος the particulars, [Refs 1st c.BC+] in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλῦθί νυν ἐν μ., ἀντάκουσον ἐν μ., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; by turns, in succession, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῷ μέρει in one's turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῷ μ. καὶ παρὰ τὸ μ. in and out of turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ μέρος in turn, by turns, ἄρχειν [Refs 1st c.AD+] (but also, partially, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
III. the part one takes in a thing, μέτεστι χὑμῖν τῶν πεπραγμένων μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑμέτερον μ. [ἐστί] with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. frequently in periphrases, τοὐμὸν μέρος, τὸ σὸν μ., my or thy part, i.e. simply I or me, thou or thee, ὅσον τὸ σὸν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, τοὐμὸν μ. as to me, οὐ καμῇ τοὐμὸν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ σὸν μέρος as to thee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. part, opposed to the whole, ὡρέων τρίτατον μ. [Refs]; τρίτον κασιγνητᾶν μ., i. e. one of three sisters, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ δύο μ. two-thirds,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἂν μέρος οὖσαι φανεῖεν τῶν.. no fraction of.., i. e. infinitesimal compared with.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσα ἄλλα μ. ἐντὸς τοῦ Ἴστρου parts of the country, regions, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ξυγκαταδουλοῦν.. τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης μ., i. e. the sea as their part of the business, [Refs]: hence, branch, business, matter, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ τοῦ σώματος μέλη καὶ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; division of an army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; class or party, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the factions in the circus, πρασίνων μ. [Refs 6th c.AD+]; party in a contract or lawsuit, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; caste, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—special uses, in Geometry texts, direction, ἐπὶ θάτερον μ. interpolated in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: Arith., submultiple, [Refs]; τὰ μ. the denominators of fractions, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] part of speech, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. λόγου, also, = word, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; section of a document, Mitteis [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
IV.2. _absolutely_ as adverb, μέρος τι in part, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέρος μέν τι.., μέρος δέ τι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ πλεῖστον μ. for the most part, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
IV.2. b with Preps., κατά τι μέρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ μέρους in part, γινώσκομεν [NT] by the side of, [LXX]; ἐκ μ. τῶν ὁρίων[LXX]; ἐκ τοῦ πλείστου μ. for the most part, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἀπὸ μέρους in part, [NT+1st c.AD+] special histories, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; πρὸς μέρος in proportion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.3. ἐν μέρει τινὸς τιθέναι, etc., to put in the class of.., consider as so and so, εἰ ἐν ἀρετῆς τιθεῖς μέρει τὴν ἀδικίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν οὐδενὸς εἶναι μ. to be as no one, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐν προσθήκης μ. as an appendage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.4. in local sense, district, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
IV.5. in Neo-Platonism, by way of species or element, ἐν μέρει καὶ ὡς στοιχεῖον [Refs 5th c.AD+]; οὕτω ὁ μέγας Ἰάμβλιχος ἐνόησεν τὸ ἓν ὂν ἐν μέρει ἑκάτερον[Refs 3rd c.AD+]