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