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Matthew 2:22 μέρη district

But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Here: Plural, "the parts," an idiom for a region or district (compare 15:21; 16:13). Nothing administrative is implied.

Matthew 15:21 μέρη district

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

Here: "Parts": the area or territory belonging to the cities. It does not mean the cities themselves, and it does not mean the coastline.

Matthew 16:13 μέρη district

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

Here: Plural "parts": the territory belonging to the city. Mark 8:27 says "the villages of Caesarea Philippi". It means the surrounding countryside, not one particular spot.

Matthew 24:51 μέρος place

Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Here: His 'share' or 'lot': the portion that falls to someone, as in an inheritance or a division of property. BSB's 'place' is fair, but the word means more than a location. It is his fate, the share he receives.

Mark 8:10 μέρη district

He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Luke 11:36 μέρος part

So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

Here: A part or corner of the body or house. It pictures a room where some corner is still in shadow.

Luke 12:46 μέρος place

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

Here: His 'share' or 'lot', meaning his assigned destiny. This is the language of an allotted inheritance or fate, not simply a location.

Luke 15:12 μέρος portion

The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

Luke 24:42 μέρος part

So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish,

John 13:8 μέρος part

“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”

Here: A share or portion, as in an inheritance or allotment. It means belonging and having a stake together with Jesus, not a "role" in his work.

John 19:23 μέρη, μέρος, parts,, a part,

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

Here: Shares or portions. Each soldier got some item or items, not pieces of torn cloth.

John 21:6 μέρη side

He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

Here: Literally “parts.” Here it is an idiom for “side” (compare “the parts of Galilee” for a region).

Acts 2:10 μέρη parts

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,

Here: In a geographical sense, 'districts' or 'regions'. Luke is not naming all of Libya, only certain districts of it.

Acts 5:2 μέρος a portion

With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 19:1 μέρη parts

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

Acts 19:27 μέρος business

There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

Acts 20:2 μέρη districts

After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

Acts 23:6 μέρος part

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

Here: A section of the body; here practically a 'faction' or party within the council. The same word returns in 23:9 for 'the party of the Pharisees'.

Acts 23:9 μέρους party

A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Here: 'The Pharisees' part': the faction or bloc on the council. The council is now visibly split into two sides.

Romans 11:25 μέρους part

I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Here: 'In part'. The hardening is not total. A remnant of Israel believes (11:1–5), and Paul himself is part of it.

Romans 15:15 μέρους part

However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me

Here: In 'apo merous' it means either 'in some parts of the letter' or 'to some extent', which softens 'boldly'. Either way Paul is limiting his claim. He is not saying the whole letter was presumptuous.

Romans 15:24 μέρους part

I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

1 Corinthians 11:18 μέρος in part

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Here: "Part," used here to say how far something applies: "as to some part," so "partly." Paul is limiting how much of the report he accepts.

1 Corinthians 12:27 μέρους. particular.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

Here: 'In part': each person is a limb with a share of the body, and none is the whole. The same phrase comes back in 13:9 and 13:12 ('we know in part'), where it marks what is partial and incomplete.

1 Corinthians 13:9 μέρους μέρους part

For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

Here: A piece of a larger whole. What we have is real, but it is a fragment of something bigger, and v. 10 picks the same phrase up again as 'the partial' (τὸ ἐκ μέρους).

1 Corinthians 13:10 μέρους part

but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.

Here: "Part." This is the third use of the phrase in two verses (twice in v. 9, again in v. 12), so the reader is meant to hear the whole set of present partial gifts, especially knowledge and prophecy.

1 Corinthians 13:12 μέρους, part,

Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Here: 'In part.' This repeats verse 9 ('we know in part and prophesy in part'). Paul is the apostle who wrote this letter, and even his knowledge is fragmentary.

1 Corinthians 14:27 μέρος· turn;

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

2 Corinthians 1:14 μέρους part

as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

Here: 'In part'. This could mean they understood only partly, or that only part of the church understood. Paul uses the same phrase in 2:5, where it is ambiguous too.

2 Corinthians 2:5 μέρους, part —

Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

2 Corinthians 3:10 μέρει respect

Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.

Here: In the idiom ἐν τούτῳ τῷ μέρει it means 'in this respect' or 'in this matter'. This limits the denial: the old glory counts as nothing only when set beside the new.

2 Corinthians 9:3 μέρει matter

But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

Ephesians 4:9 μέρη regions

What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

Here: 'Parts' or 'regions', meaning areas of the cosmos. Some early manuscripts leave it out.

Ephesians 4:16 μέρους part

From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

Here: A component of the whole, here a member of the body. Some manuscripts read 'member'.

Colossians 2:16 μέρει regard

Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Here: In the set phrase ἐν μέρει it means "in the matter of, with regard to" (compare 2 Cor 3:10, 9:3). It does not mean "in part."

Hebrews 9:5 μέρος. detail.

Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

Here: 'Kata meros' means 'in detail, one point at a time'. The author refuses to go through the symbolic meaning of each piece of furniture.

Revelation 16:19 μέρη, parts,

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

Here: Pieces or portions. The unity that made the city 'great' is gone.

Revelation 20:6 μέρος a part

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Here: An allotted share, like a portion of an inheritance. Revelation uses the same word for the 'share' some receive in the lake of fire (21:8) and the 'share' in the tree of life that can be taken away (22:19).

Revelation 21:8 μέρος portion

But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

Here: "Their share," their allotted portion. This is inheritance language that answers "will inherit" in verse 7. The conqueror inherits all things, and these receive their "lot" in the lake.

Revelation 22:19 μέρος part

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

Here: An allotted share, like an inheritance portion. It is the person's place in what God has promised. Compare 20:6, "share in the first resurrection", and 21:8, the opposite "portion" in the lake of fire.