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Strong's G3307 μερίζω (merizo)

Merizo means “part” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3307 — yapheach (“such as breathe out”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3307
Language Greek
Linked Usages 46
Books 25

Strong's G3307 Quick Answer

Strong's G3307 μερίζω (merizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. merizo (mer-id'-zo) v. 1. to part 2. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share It has 46 linked Bible usages across 25 books. Visible English usage signals include difference and part. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
merizo (mer-id'-zo) v. 1. to part 2. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share
Usage
46 linked usages
Books
25 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
difference and part

Meaning and Definition

merizo (mer-id'-zo) v. 1. to part 2. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share 3. (figuratively) to disunite, differ [from G3313] KJV: deal, be difference between, distribute, divide, give participle Root(s): G3313

Original Word
μερίζω
Transliteration
merizo
Derivation
Root: μέρος R1: 3313
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3307. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to divide

Usage: μερίζω (μέρος), [in LXX chiefly for חָלַק ;] to divide; __(a) to divide into parts : metaphorically, pass., 1Co.7:34 (WH, R, ing.), 1Co.7:34 (Rec., R, txt.) ( reading and punctuation, see ICC, in l); μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός, 1Co.1:13; as in late authors, of factional division (cf. Polyb., viii, 23, 9), καθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, Mat.12:25; ἐφ᾽ εαυτόν, Mat.12:26, Mrk.3:24-26; __(b) to distribute: with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mrk.6:41; as in later usage (cf.

Polyb., xi, 28, 9), to bestow: Rom.12:3, 1Co.7:17, 2Co.10:13, Heb.7:2; mid., with accusative of thing(s) before μετά, Luk.12:13 (cf. δια-, συμ-μερίζω).† (AS)

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How Strong's G3307 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render merizo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G3307 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3307 (μερίζω) appears 33 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3307 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3307 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 12:25 KJV

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Matthew 12:26 KJV

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

Mark 3:24 KJV

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Strong's G3307 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 15:9 Septuagint / Brenton

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.

Numbers 26:53 Septuagint / Brenton

To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.

Numbers 26:55 Septuagint / Brenton

The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.

Strong's G3307 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 5:20 Septuagint / Brenton

Now unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into Galilee, and unto Judas eight thousand men for the country of Gilead.

1 Maccabees 9:11 Septuagint / Brenton

With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host, and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men.

Strong's G3307 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 27:4 Septuagint / Brenton

In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with

Usage Excerpts

First 46 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3307.

Exodus 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul, I will destroy with my sword, my hand shall have dominion.
Numbers 26:53 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.
Numbers 26:55 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.
Numbers 26:56 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.
Deuteronomy 18:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall eat an allotted portion, besides the sale of his hereditary property.
Deuteronomy 33:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he saw his firstfruits, That there the land of the princes gathered With the chiefs of the people was divided; The Lord wrought righteousness, And his judgment with Israel.
Joshua 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now divide this land by lot to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 14:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel; and they divided the land.
Joshua 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do ye divide the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, and I will give you a lot before the Lord our God.
1 Kingdoms 23:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock.
1 Kingdoms 30:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And who will hearken to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share alike.
3 Kingdoms 16:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the people of Israel divides; half the people goes after Tibni the son of Ginath to make him king; and half the people goes after Omri.
3 Kingdoms 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made a division of the way between them to pass through it: Ahab went one way, and Obadiah went by another way alone.
Nehemiah 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
Job 31:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now what portion has God given from above? And is there an inheritance given of the Mighty One from the highest?
Job 39:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For God has withholden wisdom from her, And not given her a portion in understanding.
Proverbs 14:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fools shall have mischief for their portion; But the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
Proverbs 19:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fathers divide house and substance to their children: But a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.
Proverbs 36:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 53:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore he shall inherit many, and he shall divide the spoils of the mighty; because his soul was delivered to death: and he was numbered among the transgressors; and he bore the sins of many, and was delivered because of their iniquities.
Jeremiah 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord concerning all the evil neighbors that touch mine inheritance, which I have divided to my people Israel; Behold, I will draw them away from their land, and I will cast out Judah from the midst of them.
Jeremiah 28:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has devoured me, he has torn me asunder, airy darkness has come upon me; Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has swallowed me up, as a dragon has he filled his belly with my delicacies.
Hosea 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have divided their hearts; now shall they be utterly destroyed: he shall dig down their altars, their pillars shall mourn.
Matthew 12:25 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Matthew 12:26 New Testament, KJV
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Mark 3:24 New Testament, KJV
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Mark 3:25 New Testament, KJV
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Mark 3:26 New Testament, KJV
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mark 6:41 New Testament, KJV
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Luke 12:13 New Testament, KJV
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Romans 12:3 New Testament, KJV
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
1 Corinthians 1:13 New Testament, KJV
Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
1 Corinthians 7:17 New Testament, KJV
But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
1 Corinthians 7:34 New Testament, KJV
There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
2 Corinthians 10:13 New Testament, KJV
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
Hebrews 7:2 New Testament, KJV
To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
Tobit 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
1 Maccabees 5:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into Galilee, and unto Judas eight thousand men for the country of Gilead.
1 Maccabees 9:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host, and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men.
2 Maccabees 8:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And after the Sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their servants.
2 Maccabees 8:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover of those that were with Timothy and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.
4 Maccabees 13:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now you are not ignorant of the charm of brotherhood, which the Divine and all-wise Providence has imparted through fathers to children, and has engendered through the mother’s womb.
Wisdom of Sirach 41:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse: And if ye die, a curse shall be your portion.
Wisdom of Sirach 44:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, And gave him a heritage, And divided his portions; Among the twelve tribes did he part them.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But he made Aaron more honorable, And gave him a heritage, And divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; Especially he prepared bread in abundance:
1 Enoch 27:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
In the days of judgement over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3307, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G3307 FAQ

What does merizo (μερίζω) mean?

Merizo (Strong's G3307) is a Greek word most simply glossed "part". merizo (mer-id'-zo) v. 1. to part 2. (literally) to apportion, bestow, share

How many times is merizo (μερίζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 46 linked usages for Strong's G3307 across 25 books.

Where can I study merizo (μερίζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3307 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate merizo (μερίζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as difference and part. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3307 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 23 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G3307, with linked reader references where each row is available.