to divide
merizo describes being split against oneself or apportioning a share, measure, inheritance, or food among others.
The most prominent use describes a kingdom, house, Satan, Christ, or a person's interests as divided against itself or split. Other occurrences show the apportioning of an assigned measure, sphere, or share, including an inheritance and food distributed among a group.
Senses in use
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Being split against itself · dominant
The passive forms describe a kingdom, house, or Satan as divided against itself in Mark 3:24, Mark 3:25, Mark 3:26, Matthew 12:25, and Matthew 12:26; the APB renders the consequence as inability to stand or, for a kingdom, being laid waste. In 1 Corinthians 1:13 the perfect passive asks whether Christ is divided, while 1 Corinthians 7:34 presents a person's interests as divided.
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Apportioning an assigned measure or share · common
The aorist active forms occur where God has assigned each person a calling in 1 Corinthians 7:17, an area of ministry in 2 Corinthians 10:13, and a measure of faith in Romans 12:3. In Hebrews 7:2, the same form occurs in the statement that Abraham gave a tenth of all.
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Sharing out inheritance or food · occasional
In Luke 12:13, the aorist middle infinitive occurs in the request that a brother divide an inheritance. In Mark 6:41, the aorist active form occurs after the loaves are broken, with the APB rendering that the two fish were divided among all present.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the passive forms with “divided” for a kingdom, house, Satan, Christ, or interests, and presents active uses through “assigned” for measures or spheres. In Luke 12:13 and Mark 6:41, it explicitly uses “divide” and “divided” for inheritance and fish.