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)

a dividing; division; a distribution; bestowal