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Koine Greek wordlink #48768

SR GNT Luke 10:42 μερίδα (merida) ‘for the good portion chose which not’ Strongs=33100 Lemma=meris
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=32 AD Referred to from Word #48771

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μερίδα (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μερίδα’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘portion’.

Col 1:12 ‘you_all for the portion of the allotment of the’ SR GNT Col 1:12 word 15

OET-LV: 12 giving _thanks to _the father, the one having _qualified you _all for the portion of _the allotment of _the holy ones in the light, (COL_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then you’ll all be thanking the father, the one who qualified you all for a part of the inheritance of godly people who live in the light. (COL 1:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘meris’ have 3 different glosses: ‘district’, ‘portion’, ‘portion exists’.

Greek words (7) other than μερίδα (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘portion’

MAT 24:51 μέρος (meros) N-ANS Lemma=meros ‘him and the portion of him with the’ SR GNT Mat 24:51 word 6

OET-LV: 51 and will _be _dismembering him, and he _will _be _appointing the portion of _him with the hypocrites, there will _be the weeping and the grating of_ the _teeth. (MAT_24:51)

OET-RV: 51 and will torture him and place him in with the hypocrites where there’ll be crying and great anguish. (MAT 24:51)

LUKE 12:46 μέρος (meros) N-ANS Lemma=meros ‘him and the portion of him with the’ SR GNT Luke 12:46 word 24

OET-LV: 46 the master of_ the that _slave will _be _coming in a_day which he _is_ not _expecting, and in an_hour which he _is_ not _knowing, and will _be _dismembering him, and will _be _appointing the portion of _him with the unbelievers. (LUK_12:46)

OET-RV: 46 then his master is sure to arrive when he’s not expecting him, and the master will give him a gruesome execution and he’ll be in hell with the unbelievers. (LUK 12:46)

LUKE 15:12 μέρος (meros) N-ANS Lemma=meros ‘to me the breaking_down portion of the estate he’ SR GNT Luke 15:12 word 15

OET-LV: 12 And the younger of _them said to _the father: father, give to _me the breaking _down portion of _the estate. he and he _divided the living to _them. (LUK_15:12)

OET-RV: 12 The younger son asked his father to give him his inheritance in advance, so the father divided everything up. (LUK 15:12)

ACTs 5:2 μέρος (meros) N-ANS Lemma=meros ‘wife and having brought portion a certain before the’ SR GNT Acts 5:2 word 14

OET-LV: 2 and embezzled from the value, the wife also having _become _aware, and having _brought a_certain portion, he _laid it before the feet of _the ambassadors. (ACT_5:2)

OET-RV: 2 but agreed together to hide some of the proceeds. So Ananias brought a smaller amount and put it down in front of the missionaries. (ACT 5:2)

ACTs 8:21 μερίς (meris) N-NFS ‘no there is to you portion nor allotment in’ SR GNT Acts 8:21 word 4

OET-LV: 21 There _is no portion nor allotment to _you in the this matter. For/Because the heart of _you not is right before the god. (ACT_8:21)

OET-RV: 21 There’s no role for you here and no part for you in our work because your heart isn’t right with God. (ACT 8:21)

2 COR 6:15 μερίς (meris) N-NFS ‘Beliar or what portion exists by a believer with an unbeliever’ SR GNT 2 Cor 6:15 word 10

OET-LV: 15 And what harmony is of_chosen _one /messiah with Beliar, or what portion exists by_a_believer with an_unbeliever? (CO2_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 So what harmony can Messiah have with Satan, or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? (CO2 6:15)

REV 21:8 μέρος (meros) N-NNS Lemma=meros ‘all liars the portion of them is in the’ SR GNT Rev 21:8 word 27

OET-LV: 8 But to _the fearful, and unbelieving, and having _been _detested, and murderers, and the_sexually _immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, the portion of _them is in the lake which being _burned with _fire and sulfur, which is the death the second. (REV_21:8)

OET-RV: 8 But as for the cowardly and the unbelieving, the abhorred and murderers, fornicators and sorcerers, and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” (REV 21:8)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular