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To share

συμμερίζωStrong’s G4829

summerizō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

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

“Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?”
1 Corinthians 9:13 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • partake 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συμμερίζω summerizō · to share

    συν-μερίζω (Rec. συμμ-), [in LXX: Pro.29:24 א2 (חָלַק) * ;] to distri­bute in shares. Mid., to have a share in: 1Co.9:13 (Diod., al.).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    SHARE, noun

    1. a part; a portion; a quantity; as a small share of prudence or good sense.
    2. A part or portion of a thing owned by a number in common; that part of an undivided interest which belongs to each proprietor; as a ship owned in ten shares; a Tontine buildind owned in a hundred shares.
    3. The part of a thing allotted or distributed to each individual of a number; divided; separate portion.
    4. A part belonging to one; portion possessed.
    All definitions and other forms of “share”
    1. A part contributed.
    2. The broad iron or blade of a plow which cuts the ground; or a furrow-slice.

    SHARE, verb transitive

    1. To divide; to part among two or more.
    2. To partake or enjoy with others; to seize and possess jointly in common.
    3. To cut; to share [Not now in use.]

    SHARE, verb intransitive

    To have part.

      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.