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Arbiter

μεριστήςStrong’s G3312

meristēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Meristēs is the Greek word usually translated “partitioner”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?”
Luke 12:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “partitioner”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • partitioner 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    μεριστής meristēs · arbiter

    μεριστής, -οῦ, ὁ (μερίζω), a divider: Luk.12:14.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “arbiter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    'ARBITER, noun

    [Latin]

    1. A person appointed, or chosen by parties in controversy, to decide their differences.
    2. In a general sense, now most common, a person who has the power of judging and determining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
    3. One that commands the destiny, or holds the empire of a nation or state.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.