μερ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ,
(μέρος) part, portion, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 266a, etc.; κρεῶν 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 45 (Lyric poetry), 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43.82, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 30.4, LXX.Gen.43.34, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Agesilaus” 17, Hippoloch. cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 4.130d; μ. δίκρεως “SIG” 1013.4 (Chios, 4th c.BC); γυναιξὶν μερίδας ποησάντωσανἴσας [prev. work]1044.42 (Halic., 4th-3rd c.BC)] LXX+5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, [[ 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 345.16 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὴν μ. τὴν ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου portion of sacrificial meat allotted to a member of the court, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Dinarchus Orator 1.56; τὴν τοῦ Προμηθέως μ. 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Merc.Cond.” 26; μ. τῆς οὐσίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 235.5, compare “PLond.” 3.880 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; share in a mine, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 42.3: generally, ἐκτῶν λόγων μ. ἑκατέρῳ ἴση ἐστί (with variants), 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.51; ἐν προσθήκῃ μ. οὐ μικρά 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.14. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 contribution, quota, μερίδ᾽ εἰς σωτηρίαν ὑπάρχειν contribute to.., [[ [prev. author] 21.70; μεγάλη.. μ. καὶ πλεονεξία [prev. work]184; τὰ δεῖπνα πρὸς μερίδα γίγνεται 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.644c; ἀποστείλαντος μερίδα τοῦ φίλου 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 17.2. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__3 plot of ground, [[ LXX.4Ki.9.21, +others, “CIL” 11.1147 pp.iii 2, vi86, +others (from Veleia); μ. γῆς “PStrassb.” 84.3 (2nd c.BC). ] LXX+2nd c.BC+]