μερίζω

G3307 G:V

to divide

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)