Meris denotes a share or allotted portion, and in one setting a district within a larger region.

Meris most often marks a share, allotment, or participation: a chosen good portion, a share in an inheritance, or inclusion or exclusion in a matter or relationship. In Acts 16:12, it identifies a district of Macedonia.

1. Share, allotment, or participation · dominant

   In Luke 10:42, the accusative singular form occurs in the statement that Mary has chosen the good portion; in Colossians 1:12, the same form stands in the clause about sharing in the inheritance of the saints. The nominative singular form is used negatively in Acts 8:21, where the APB renders “neither part nor portion in this matter,” and relationally in 2 Corinthians 6:15, asking what part a believer has with an unbeliever.

   Luke 10:42Colossians 1:12Acts 8:212 Corinthians 6:15
2. District or regional division · rare

   In Acts 16:12, the genitive singular form occurs in the description of Philippi as a city “of the district of Macedonia,” identifying a bounded regional division.

   Acts 16:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with varied wording, including “part,” “portion,” and “district,” while Colossians 1:12 expresses the clause through sharing in an inheritance. These renderings confirm the verse-level contexts rather than supplying fixed lexical equivalents.