μέρος

méros · Greek · Strong's G3313 · 42 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “side”

What it means

a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)

from an obsolete but more primary form of (to get as a section or allotment);

How the KJV renders it

behalf, course, coast, craft, piece, portion, respect, side, some sort

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“side”

also renders dexiós (G1188), pleurá (G4125), ʼâchôwr (H268), yâmîyn (H3225), yârêk (H3409), kôh (H3541), kâthêph (H3802), môthen (H4975), pêʼâh (H6285), tsêlâʻ (H6763), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), rebaʻ (H7253), shᵉṭar (H7859), sâphâh (H8193)

“course”

also renders aiṓn (G165), drómos (G1408), trochós (G5164), ephēmería (G2183), plóos (G4144), chălîyphâh (H2487), machlᵉqâh (H4255), machălôqeth (H4256), mayim (H4325), mᵉrûwtsâh (H4794)

“piece”

also renders drachmḗ (G1406), epíblēma (G1915), bâdâl (H915), bether (H1335), haddâm (H1917), kikkâr (H3603), middâh (H4060), pelach (H6400), path (H6595), qeraʻ (H7168)

“portion”

also renders ʼâchaz (H270), dâbâr (H1697), chebel (H2256), chêleq (H2506), chălâq (H2508), chelqâh (H2513), mânâh (H4490), mᵉnâth (H4521), qôdesh (H6944), shᵉkem (H7926)

“coast”

also renders chṓra (G5561), tópos (G5117), hórion (G3725), gᵉbûwl (H1366), gᵉlîylâh (H1552), chebel (H2256), chôwph (H2348), qâtsâh (H7098)

“craft”

also renders téchnē (G5078), dólos (G1388), ergasía (G2039), mirmâh (H4820)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

42 occurrences in the Greek text, first 40 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 11:18 N-ASN1 Corinthians 12:27 N-GSN1 Corinthians 13:9 N-GSN1 Corinthians 13:10 N-GSN1 Corinthians 13:12 N-GSN1 Corinthians 14:27 N-ASN2 Corinthians 1:14 N-GSN2 Corinthians 2:5 N-GSN2 Corinthians 3:10 N-DSN2 Corinthians 9:3 N-DSNActs 2:10 N-APNActs 5:2 N-ASNActs 19:1 N-APNActs 19:27 N-ASNActs 20:2 N-APNActs 23:6 N-NSNActs 23:9 N-GSNColossians 2:16 N-DSNEphesians 4:9 N-APNEphesians 4:16 N-GSNHebrews 9:5 N-ASNJohn 13:8 N-ASNJohn 19:23 N-APNJohn 21:6 N-APNLuke 11:36 N-ASNLuke 12:46 N-ASNLuke 15:12 N-ASNLuke 24:42 N-ASNMatthew 2:22 N-APNMatthew 15:21 N-APNMatthew 16:13 N-APNMatthew 24:51 N-ASNMark 8:10 N-APNRevelation 16:19 N-APNRevelation 20:6 N-ASNRevelation 21:8 N-NSNRevelation 22:19 N-ASNRomans 11:25 N-GSNRomans 15:15 N-GSNRomans 15:24 N-GSN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.