ἐμέρισεν
merízō
divided
to divide, to distribute, to apportion; primarily "to separate into parts" — with contextual senses including to allocate portions (of property, goods, or territories), to assign or distribute among persons, and, in a figurative sense, to cause divisions or distinctions among people or groups.
Hebrews 7:2 · Word #6
Lexicon G3307
| Lemma | μερίζω |
| Transliteration | merízō |
| Strong's | G3307 |
| Definition | to divide, to distribute, to apportion; primarily "to separate into parts" — with contextual senses including to allocate portions (of property, goods, or territories), to assign or distribute among persons, and, in a figurative sense, to cause divisions or distinctions among people or groups. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | divided |
| Literal | divided-apportioned |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μερίζω |
| Strong's | G3307 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3307-01
he divided
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed action), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular, denotes a completed act of dividing or apportioning. "He divided" preserves the root sense of separating into parts and reflects the simple past action of the aorist active form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he divided
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "he distributed". |