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A — 1: μέρος

(Strong's #3313 — Noun Neuter — meros — mer'-os )

denotes (a) "a part, portion," of the whole, e.g., John 13:8; Revelation 20:6; 22:19; hence, "a lot" or "destiny," e.g., Revelation 21:8; in Matthew 24:51; Luke 12:46 , "portion;" (b) "a part" as opposite to the whole, e.g., Luke 11:36; John 19:23; 21:6 , "side;" Acts 5:2; 23:6; Ephesians 4:16; Revelation 16:19; a party, Acts 23:9; the divisions of a province, e.g., Matthew 2:22; Acts 2:10; the regions belonging to a city, e.g., Matthew 15:21 , RV, "parts" (AV, "coasts"); Matthew 16:13 (ditto); Mark 8:10 , AV and RV, "parts;" "the lower parts of the earth," Ephesians 4:9; this phrase means the regions beneath the earth (see LOWER , A, No. 1); (c) "a class," or "category" (with en, in, "in respect of"), Colossians 2:16; "in this respect," 2 Corinthians 3:10; 9:3 , RV (AV, "in this behalf"). See BEHALF , COAST , CRAFT , PIECE , PORTION , RESPECT.

A — 2: μερίς

(Strong's #3310 — Noun Feminine — meris — mer-ece' )

denotes (a) "a part" or "portion," Luke 10:42; Acts 8:21; 2 Corinthians 6:15 (RV, "portion"); in Colossians 1:12 , "partakers," lit., "unto the part of;" (b) "a district" or "division," Acts 16:12 , RV, "district" (AV, "part"). See DISTRICT , PARTAKER.

A — 3: κλίμα

(Strong's #2824 — Noun Neuter — klima — klee'-mah )

primarily "an incline, slope" (Eng., "clime, climate"), is used of "a region," Romans 15:23 , AV, "parts" (RV, "regions"); 2 Corinthians 11:10 , AV and RV, "regions;" Galatians 1:21 (ditto). See REGION.

A — 4: ἔσχατος

(Strong's #2078 — Adjective — eschatos — es'-khat-os )

an adjective signifying "last, utmost, extreme," is often used as a noun; in Acts 13:47 , RV, "uttermost part" (AV, "ends"). See END , LAST , LOWEST , UTTERMOST.

A — 5: τόπος

(Strong's #5117 — Noun Masculine — topos — top'-os )

"a place," is translated "parts" in Acts 16:3 , RV (AV, "quarters"). See PLACE , etc. The plural of the article, followed first by the particle men, "indeed," and then by de, "but," is translated "part ... and part" in Acts 14:4 .

A — 6: πέρας

(Strong's #4009 — Noun Neuter — peras — per'-as )

"an end, boundary," is translated "utmost parts" in the AV of Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31 . See END , A, No. 3.

Notes: (1) Meros is used with certain perpositions in adverbial phrases, (a) with ana, used distributively, 1 Corinthians 14:27 , "in turn," RV, AV, "by course;" (b) with kata, "according to," Hebrews 9:5 , RV, "severally" (AV, "particularly"); (c) with apo, "from," "in part," Romans 11:25; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2:5 (see also MEASURE); (d) with ek, "from," 1 Corinthians 13:9,10,12; in 1 Corinthians 12:27 , RV , "severally," marg., "each in his part" (AV, "in particular"). (2) In Mark 4:38; Acts 27:41 , AV, prumna, "a stern," is translated "hinder part" (RV, "stern"). (3) In Acts 1:17 , AV, kleros, "a lot," is translated "part" (RV, "portion;" marg., "lot"), of that portion allotted to Judas in the ministry of the Twelve. See INHERITANCE , LOT. (4) In Acts 1:25 , where the best mss. have topos, "a place," RV, "(to take) the place (in this ministry)," some texts have kleros, which the AV translates "part." (5) In Mark 9:40 , AV, the preposition huper, "on behalf of," is translated "on (our) part," RV, "for (us)." (6) In 1 Peter 4:14 , AV, "on (their) part," "on (your) part," represents the preposition kata, "according to," followed by the personal pronouns; the statements are not found in the most authentic mss. (7) In Acts 9:32 , AV, the phrase dia panton, lit., "through all," is rendered "throughout all quarters" (RV, "throughout all parts"). (8) In 1 Corinthians 12:23 , the RV has "parts" for "members;" AV and RV have "parts" in the end of the verse; see also 1 Corinthians 12:24 . (9) In 2 Corinthians 10:16 , the RV translates the neuter plural of the article "the parts" (AV, "the regions"). (10) For "inward part" see INWARD.

B — 1: μερίζω

(Strong's #3307 — Verb — merizo — mer-id'-zo )

"to divide, to distribute" (akin to A, No. 1), is translated "divided (AV, gave) a ... part" in Hebrews 7:2 , RV. See DEAL.

B — 2: μετέχω

(Strong's #3348 — Verb — metecho — met-ekh'-o )

"to partake of, share in," Hebrews 2:14 : see PARTAKE.

B — 3: παραγίνομαι

(Strong's #3854 — Verb — paraginomai — par-ag-in'-om-ahee )

"to be beside, support" (para, "beside," ginomai, "to become"), is rendered "took (my) part" in 2 Timothy 4:16 (AV, "stood with"); some mss. have sunparaginomai. See COME , No. 13, GO, PRESENT (to be).

Notes: (1) In Revelation 6:8 , tetartos, "a fourth," is rendered "the fourth part." (2) See GREATER , HINDER , INWARD , MORE , TENTH , THIRD , UTMOST, UTTERMOST.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Part'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​p/part.html. 1940.
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