verb
diadōamō
Strong’sG1239
I offer here and there, distribute, divide
stem diadō-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-δίδωμι
[in LXX for חלק pi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1239 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -δώσωRefs 5th c.BC+:—pass on, hand over, ἐμοὶ τοῦτον διέδωκαν (i.e. Μοῖσαι) ἀθάνατον πόνον Refs 5th c.BC+; propound for consideration, Refs 6th c.AD+ in Hp.Fract.Refs C.; spread abroad, λόγον Refs 1st c.AD+ — passive, λόγος διεδόθη variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; παρὰ τῶν ἀρχαιων δ. to be handed down by tradition, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 distribute, τινί τι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τῇ σάλπιγγι σιωπῆς εἰς ἅπαντας διαδοθείσης Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸ διαδιδόμενον εἰς τὰς φλέβας, of food, Refs 4th c.BC+; of the bowels, secrete, τῆς κοιλίης ὑδατόχολα πολλὰ διαδιδούσης Refs 5th c.BC+
3 δ. κόρας cast one's eyes around, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 διαδοῦναι δίκας give satisfaction to injured party, Refs 5th c.AD+
II intransitive, spread about, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 remit, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diadōatōδιαδίδωσιν | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | divides | 1× |
| diadōoteδιεδίδετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | distributed | 1× |
| diadōataδιέδωκεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | distributed | 1× |
| diadōasarδιάδος | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | distribute | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōamō | diadōame | diadōami | diadōama | diadōamē | diadōamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōasō | diadōase | diadōasi | diadōasa | diadōasē | diadōaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōatō1×διαδίδωσιν | diadōate | diadōati | diadōata1×διέδωκεν | diadōatē | diadōatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diadōanō | diadōane | diadōani | diadōana | diadōanē | diadōanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōavō | diadōave | diadōavi | diadōava | diadōavē | diadōavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōalō | diadōale | diadōali | diadōala | diadōalē | diadōalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōomō | diadōome | diadōomē | diadōomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōosō | diadōose | diadōosē | diadōoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōotō | diadōote1×διεδίδετο | diadōotē | diadōotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diadōonō | diadōone | diadōonē | diadōonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōovō | diadōove | diadōovē | diadōovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōolō | diadōole | diadōolē | diadōolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōameiō | diadōameia | diadōameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōaseiō | diadōaseia | diadōaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōateiō | diadōateia | diadōateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diadōaneiō | diadōaneia | diadōaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōaveiō | diadōaveia | diadōaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōaleiō | diadōaleia | diadōaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōomeiō | diadōomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōoseiō | diadōoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōoteiō | diadōoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diadōoneiō | diadōoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōoveiō | diadōoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōoleiō | diadōoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diadōasōr | diadōasar1×διάδος | diadōasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōatōr | diadōatar | diadōatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōavōr | diadōavar | diadōavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōalōr | diadōalar | diadōalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diadōosōr | diadōosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōotōr | diadōotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōovōr | diadōovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōolōr | diadōolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōamoiō | diadōamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōasoiō | diadōasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōatoiō | diadōatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diadōanoiō | diadōanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōavoiō | diadōavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōaloiō | diadōaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diadōomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diadōosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diadōotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diadōonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diadōovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diadōoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diadōarō | diadōari | diadōara | diadōarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diadōorō | diadōorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diadōarōntos | diadōarintos | diadōarantos | diadōarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diadōorōntos | diadōorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diadō is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
diadōatō“divides”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 11:22… ha peithatelē, kai teim skuleim autou diadōatō.… the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
diadōote“distributed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 4:35“distributed”… tithale para toin podoin toiu apostoloiu; diadōote de hekasto kathoti an tinos chreian …… lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
diadōata“distributed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 6:11… toin artoin tos Iēsus kai eucharistarantos diadōata toi anakeiorōntoi, homoiōs kai ek teiu …… and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as …
diadōasar“distribute”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 18:22“distribute”… leipatō; panteim hoseim echasō pōlasar kai diadōasar ptōchoi, kai echasi thēsauron en ouranoi, …… You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come …