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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.

Greek

632. aponemo -- to assign, apportion
... to assign, apportion. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aponemo Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-on-em'-o) Short Definition: I apportion, render as due Definition: I ...
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2624. katakleronomeo -- to distribute by lot
... Word Origin from kata and kleronomeo Definition to distribute by lot NASB Word Usage
distributed (1), inheritance (1). apportion an inheritance. ...
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3307. merizo -- to divide
... Word Origin from meros Definition to divide NASB Word Usage allotted (1), apportioned
(2), assigned (1), divide (1), divided (9). apportion, divide. ...
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3623. oikonomos -- the manager of a household
... Cognate: 3623 (from 3624 , "house, household" and , "to allot, apportion") --
properly, a (literally, "household-manager"). See 3622 (). ...
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2819. kleros -- a lot
... congregation. Cognate: 2819 (a masculine noun derived from , "to cast a ") --
properly, a , cast to distribute ("apportion"). Scripture ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5157. nachal -- to get or take as a possession
... Word Origin denominative verb from nachalah Definition to get or take as a possession
NASB Word Usage allotted (1), apportion (2), apportion for inheritance (1 ...
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4482. men -- string (of a harp)
... From an unused root meaning to apportion; a part; hence, a musical chord (as parted
into strings) -- in (the same) (Psalm 68:23), stringed instrument (Psalm 150 ...
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2505. chalaq -- to divide, share
... A primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones
were used for lots) to apportion or separate -- deal, distribute, divide ...
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5414. nathan -- to give, put, set
... give, put, set NASB Word Usage abandon (1), add (1), added (1), allow (14), allowed
(3), applied (1), appoint (5), appointed (15), apportion (1), appropriated ...
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4503. minchah -- a gift, tribute, offering
... From an unused root meaning to apportion, ie Bestow; a donation; euphemistically,
tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary ...
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2505a. chalaq -- to divide, share
... root Definition to divide, share NASB Word Usage allot him a portion (1), allotted
(3), apportion (2), apportions (1), assigned (1), disperse (1), distribute (1 ...
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Library

The Suffering Servant --vi
... or spoil. The words might be read, 'I will apportion to Him the many, and He
shall apportion to Himself the strong ones.'. This retains ...
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From the Close of the General Conference of 1816 to the ...
... Though some had contended that it would be most convenient to divide the episcopal
supervision so as to apportion a specified district of country to each bishop ...
/.../chapter 4 from the close.htm

The Right to a Normal Home Life
... opportunities for service. She will need rightly to apportion time to language
study, home duties and her calling as a missionary. This will ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/williamson/have we no rights/chapter 8 the right to.htm

I Saw no Temple There
... adhesion to the Churches' creeds. I do not apportion blame; I simply record
the fact. Everything that thespiritual and temporal ...
/.../the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/i saw no temple there.htm

This Whole Confession of These Beings, in which they Declare that ...
... For the common way is to apportion deity, giving an imperial and supreme domination
to one, while its offices are put into the hands of many, as Plato ...
/.../tertullian/apology/chapter xxiv this whole confession.htm

Names and Titles of the Antichrist
... of names bestowed upon him has led some brethren to the conclusion that they must
belong to separate persons, and has caused them to apportion these out to ...
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John i. 1
... For is it not a strange thing that we should bid our domestics slave for us all
their time, and ourselves apportion not even a little of our leisure to God ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily iii john i 1.htm

The Twofold Bearing of this Fact.
... of glory" upon which shall set the Son of Man who will judge the nations that are
upon earth at the beginning of His millennial reign and apportion them their ...
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But Even this Rational Light Itself Ought not to be Worshipped by ...
... themselves would prefer that we should send up our requests to the God to whom they
pray, rather than send them downwards to themselves, or apportion our power ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xi but even this.htm

Divine Impartiality Considered.
... The divine impartiality is only concerned to apportion the rule of duty to the powers
and advantages imparted, and to give to each one according to the manner ...
/.../sermon vi divine impartiality considered.htm

Thesaurus

Apportion (19 Occurrences)
... (vt) To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally;
to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to ...
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Assign (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to
make over. 2. (vt) To fix, specify, select, or designate ...
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Apportioned (24 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Apportion. Multi-Version Concordance
Apportioned (24 Occurrences). Romans 12:3 For I say ...
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Appoints (7 Occurrences)

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Givest (31 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 9:22 And Thou givest to them kingdoms, and peoples, and dost apportion
them to the corner, and they possess the land of Sihon, and the land of the ...
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Give (13501 Occurrences)
... to give over to" (Romans 1:28 1 Corinthians 13:3 Galatians 2:20, etc.); prodidomi,
"to give forth or foremost" (Romans 11:35); aponemo, "to apportion" (1 Peter ...
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Finger-work (1 Occurrence)
Finger-work. Fingers, Finger-work. Fining . Multi-Version Concordance
Finger-work (1 Occurrence). Judges 5:30 Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, ...
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Females (8 Occurrences)
... Judges 5:30 Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females --
for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger ...
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Depart (211 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. 7. (vt) To divide
in order to share; to apportion. 8. (vt) To leave; to depart from. ...
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Distribute (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To divide among several or many; to
deal out; to apportion; to allot. 2. (vt) To dispense; to ...
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Bible Concordance

Apportion (19 Occurrences)

Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --
(YLT)

Numbers 34:13 Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
(See NAS)

Numbers 34:17 "These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
(See NAS)

Numbers 34:18 You shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance.
(See NAS)

Numbers 34:29 These are they whom Yahweh commanded to divide the inheritance to the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
(See NAS)

Joshua 13:7 And now, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh,' --
(YLT NAS)

Joshua 14:5 as Jehovah commanded Moses, so have the sons of Israel done, and they apportion the land.
(YLT)

Joshua 19:51 These 'are' the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, have caused to inherit by lot, in Shiloh, before Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting; and they finish to apportion the land.
(YLT)

Judges 5:30 Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females -- for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work -- a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!
(YLT)

1 Kings 18:6 And they apportion to themselves the land, to pass over into it; Ahab hath gone in one way by himself, and Obadiah hath gone in another way by himself;
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 31:14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of Yahweh, and the most holy things.
(See NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 9:22 And Thou givest to them kingdoms, and peoples, and dost apportion them to the corner, and they possess the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
(YLT)

Job 21:17 How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.
(Root in YLT NAS)

Job 27:17 He prepareth -- and the righteous putteth 'it' on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.
(YLT)

Psalms 22:18 They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.
(YLT)

Psalms 60:6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
(YLT)

Psalms 108:7 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
(YLT)

Proverbs 16:19 Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
(YLT)

Isaiah 49:8 This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Apportion

Related Terms

Assign (22 Occurrences)

Apportioned (24 Occurrences)

Appoints (7 Occurrences)

Givest (31 Occurrences)

Give (13501 Occurrences)

Finger-work (1 Occurrence)

Females (8 Occurrences)

Depart (211 Occurrences)

Distribute (23 Occurrences)