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merís

share

Say it: mer-ISS (approximate)

μερίς

What it means

A share or portion. In 1:12, believers share in "the inheritance of the saints in light." The picture is of a share of the family estate.

Range of meaning

  • PortionA share.
  • PartOne section.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 1

    "To be partakers of the inheritance of the saints" (1:12).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3310 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources