◄ 1244. diaireó ►
Strong's Lexicon diaireó: To divide, distribute, separate Original Word: διαίρεω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diaireó Pronunciation: dee-ah-ee-reh'-o Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ahee-reh'-o) Definition: To divide, distribute, separate Meaning: I divide into parts, cut asunder, distribute. Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "διά" (dia, meaning "through" or "across") and "αἱρέω" (haireō, meaning "to take" or "to choose"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of division is "חָלַק" (chalak, Strong's H2505), which means to divide, share, or apportion. Usage: The verb "diaireó" primarily means to divide or separate something into parts. It can also imply the act of distributing or apportioning something among different parties. In the New Testament, it is often used in contexts where physical or metaphorical division is taking place. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, division and distribution were common practices in various aspects of life, including inheritance, land distribution, and the allocation of resources. The concept of dividing was also significant in Jewish culture, particularly in the context of dividing land among tribes or distributing goods among people. The act of division often carried legal and social implications, reflecting the order and structure within communities. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1244 diairéō – properly, apportion (assign), by the choice of a superior; to divide (distribute). See 1243 (diairesis). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from dia and haireó Definition to divide, to distribute NASB Translation distributing (1), divided...between (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1244: διαιρέω διαιρέω, διαίρω; 2 aorist διεῖλον; 1. to divide into parts, to part, to tear, cleave or cut asunder, (Homer and subsequent writings; Genesis 15:10; 1 Kings 3:25). 2. to distribute: τί τίνι (Xenophon, Cyril 4, 5, 51; Hell. 3, 2, 10): Luke 15:12; 1 Corinthians 12:11; (Joshua 18:5; 1 Chronicles 23:6, etc.). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance divide. From dia and haireomai; to separate, i.e. Distribute -- divide. see GREEK dia see GREEK haireomai Forms and Transliterations διαιρεθήσεται διαιρεθώσιν διαιρείται διαιρούμενοι διαιρουν διαιρούν διαιροῦν διαιρών δίαιτα διαίταις δίαιταν διαίτη διαίτης διείλαντο διείλε διειλεν διείλεν διεῖλεν διελεί διελείν διελείσθε διελείται διελείτε διελέσθαι διέλετε διέλης διελούνται διελούσιν διηρέθη διηρέθησαν διηρημένη διήρηται διητώντο diairoun diairoûn dieilen dieîlen Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Luke 15:12 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὁ δὲ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν NAS: to me.' So he divided his wealth KJV: [to me]. And he divided unto them INT: And he divided between them the 1 Corinthians 12:11 V-PPA-NNS GRK: αὐτὸ πνεῦμα διαιροῦν ἰδίᾳ ἑκάστῳ NAS: these things, distributing to each one KJV: Spirit, dividing to every man INT: same Spirit apportioning separately to each Strong's Greek 1244 2 Occurrences διαιροῦν — 1 Occ. διεῖλεν — 1 Occ.