μερισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (μερίζω), [in LXX for מַחְלְקָה, מַחֲלֹקֶת, Jos.11:23, Est.6:18 *;] 1)
a dividing, division: ψυχῆς κ. πνεύματος (i.e. between them or of the things themselves, see Westc, in l), Heb.4:12. 2)
a distribution, bestowal (cf. μερίζω, 2); pl, Heb.2:4. (
AS)