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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.

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.

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.

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 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 .

"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.

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

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

"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.