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Koine Greek wordlink #116485

SR GNT 1Cor 7:17 μεμέρικεν (memeriken) ‘except to each as has allotted the master each’ Strongs=33070 Lemma=merizō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=perfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form μεμέρικεν (V-IEA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μεμέρικεν’ (V-IEA3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘has allotted’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘merizō’ have 9 different glosses: ‘has allotted’, ‘has_been divided’, ‘having_been divided’, ‘may_be divided’, ‘to divide’, ‘was divided’, ‘he was divided’, ‘he divided’, ‘allotted’.

Greek words (3) other than μεμέρικεν (V-IEA3..S) with a gloss related to ‘allotted’

ROM 12:3 ἐμέρισεν (emerisen) V-IAA3..S ‘to each as god allotted a measure of faith’ SR GNT Rom 12:3 word 30

2COR 10:13 ἐμέρισεν (emerisen) V-IAA3..S ‘of the domain of which allotted to us god of a measure’ SR GNT 2Cor 10:13 word 16

HEB 7:2 ἐμέρισεν (emerisen) V-IAA3..S ‘a tenth of all things allotted Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) first on_one_hand’ SR GNT Heb 7:2 word 9

Key: V=verb IAA3..S=indicative,aorist,active,3rd person singular IEA3..S=indicative,perfect,active,3rd person singular