ΜΕΡΙΣΜΌΣ: μερισμός, -οῦ, ὁ [ (< μερίζω), [in LXX for מַחֲלֹקֶת, מַחְלְקָה, Jos 11:23, Es 6:18*;] ] 1. . a dividing, division: ψυχῆς κ. πνεύματος (i.e. between them or of the things themselves, v. Westc., in l.), He 4:12.
2. . a distribution, bestowal (cf. μερίζω, 2); pl., He 2:4.†