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Koine Greek wordlink #115558

SR GNT 1 Cor 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
Year=59 AD

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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

OET-LV: 3 For/Because I _am _saying through the grace which having _been _given to _me, to _everyone which being among you _all, not to _be _over _esteeming beyond what it _is _fitting to _be _thinking, but to _be _thinking in _order that to _be _being _sensible, to _each as the god allotted a_measure of _faith. (ROM_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 Because of the grace which has been given to me, I am saying that every one of you should not think of yourself to be more esteemed than what’s appropriate, but rather to be sensible about what you think of yourselves according to how much faith God has allotted to each of you. (ROM 12:3)

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

OET-LV: 13 But we not into the immeasurable will _be _boasting, but according _to the measure of _the domain, of _which allotted to _us the god of_a_measure, to _reach until also of _you _all. (CO2_10:13)

OET-RV: 13 But we won’t boast about immeasurable things—only those domains where God allotted a measure to us which was to reach all of you. (CO2 10:13)

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

OET-LV: 2 to _whom also a_tenth of all things allotted Abraʼam, first on _one _hand being _translated king of _righteousness, on _the _other _hand then also king of _Salaʸm, which is: king of _peace, (HEB_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of all the captured goods. The name Malki-Tsedek means ‘king of righteousness’ and then king of Salem also means ‘king of peace’. (HEB 7:2)

Key: V=verb