District
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
denotes "a part" (akin to merizo, Distribute, A No. 2), Luke 10:42; Acts 8:21; 2—Corinthians 6:15; Colossians 1:12 (lit., "unto the part," or share, of the inheritance). In Acts 16:12 the RV translates it "district," with reference to Macedonia. See Part.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.
(2): ( n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc.
(3): ( v. t.) To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives.
(4): ( a.) Rigorous; stringent; harsh.
(5): ( n.) Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
1 Kings 20:14-19 2 Chronicles 11:23 Nehemiah 3:9-18 Matthew 15:21 Matthew 16:13 Mark 8:10 Acts 16:21 Matthew 2:22 Matthew 9:26 9:31
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
in the Methodist Episcopal Church, a territorial division of a Conference. Each Conference is divided into districts, including a convenient number of churches and societies (appointments); and each district is placed under the charge of a presiding elder. The bishops are empowered to form the districts according to their judgment. See Discipline of the M.E. Church, part 2, 13; Stevens, Hist. of Methodism, book 7, chapter 2; and the art. (See Presiding Elder).
