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verb

Greekδιαιρέω (diaireō)
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diairamō

Strong’sG1244

I divide, distribute

stem diair-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.

δι-αιρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for בּתר (as Ge 15:10), חלק (as Jos 18:5), etc.;]

1. to divide into parts, cut asunder.
2. to distribute: c. acc. rei, dat. pers., Lk 15:12, I Co 12:11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1244 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-ahee-reh'-o

to separate, i.e. distribute

Fromfrom G1223 and G138;

King Jamesdivide.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
διαιρ-έω,
take apart, cleave in twain, divide, διὰ δ᾽ ἀμφοτέρους ἕλε κύκλους ἀσπίδος Refs 8th c.BC+; δ. λαγόν cut it open, Refs; δ. πυλίδα break it open, Refs 5th c.BC+tear away, pull down, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τοῦ τείχους take down part of the wall, make a breach in it, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ διῃρημένον the breach, Refs; διῃρημένοι τὸ ὑπόζωμα, of insects, Refs 4th c.BC+
II divide, δύο μοίρας Λυδῶν the Lydians into two parts, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, divide for themselves, κατ᾽ ὀλίγας ναῦς διελόμενοι distributing their ships in small divisions, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς δικάζουσι δ. τὰ ὦτα lending an ear to both parties, Refs 4th c.AD+; divide among themselves, τιμάς Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, διῃρημένοι κατ᾽ ἀναπαύλας divided into relays, Refs; διαιρήσομαι as future passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 break up, opposed to συντιθέναι, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 dispense, φάρμακον Refs 1st c.AD+
III distinguish, τυραννίδος εἴδη δύο διείλομεν Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 determine, decide, διαφορὰς διαιρέοντες Refs 5th c.BC+; ψήφῳ δ. τοῦδε πράγματος πέριRefs 5th c.BC+; διαιρείσθω πόσα εἴδη, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 define expressly, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, with accusative et infinitive, Refs
III.4 middle, interpret, τέρας, δημεῖον, Refs 1st c.BC+
IV in Logic, divide, δ. κατ᾽ εἴδη τὰ ὄντα Refs 5th c.BC+; divide a genus into its species, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, Refs
V in Mathematics texts, divide, Refs 5th c.BC+; διελόντι, dividendo, Refs 3rd c.BC+
VI divide words, punctuate in reading, Refs 5th c.BC+; Grammars, resolve a diphthong or contracted form, διῃρῆσθαι Ἰακῶς Refs 1st c.AD+
VII allocate revenues, Refs

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.

distributing1×divided1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
diairataδιεῖλενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singulardivided1×
diairarōntemδιαιροῦνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuterdistributing1×

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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singulardiairamōdiairamediairamidiairamadiairamēdiairamelē
you 2nd person singulardiairasōdiairasediairasidiairasadiairasēdiairaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiairatōdiairatediairatidiairata1×διεῖλενdiairatēdiairatelē
we 1st person pluraldiairanōdiairanediairanidiairanadiairanēdiairanelē
ye 2nd person pluraldiairavōdiairavediairavidiairavadiairavēdiairavelē
they 3rd person pluraldiairalōdiairalediairalidiairaladiairalēdiairalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singulardiairameiōdiairameiadiairameiē
you 2nd person singulardiairaseiōdiairaseiadiairaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiairateiōdiairateiadiairateiē
we 1st person pluraldiairaneiōdiairaneiadiairaneiē
ye 2nd person pluraldiairaveiōdiairaveiadiairaveiē
they 3rd person pluraldiairaleiōdiairaleiadiairaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singulardiairasōrdiairasardiairasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiairatōrdiairatardiairatēr
ye 2nd person pluraldiairavōrdiairavardiairavēr
they 3rd person pluraldiairalōrdiairalardiairalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singulardiairamoiōdiairamoia
you 2nd person singulardiairasoiōdiairasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiairatoiōdiairatoia
we 1st person pluraldiairanoiōdiairanoia
ye 2nd person pluraldiairavoiōdiairavoia
they 3rd person pluraldiairaloiōdiairaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediairarōdiairaridiairaradiairarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediairarōntos1×diairarintosdiairarantosdiairarēntos

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
diairstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

diair 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.

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

diairata“divided”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 15:12… epibalarōntem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.… share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

diairarōntem“distributing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×

1 Corinthians 12:11“distributing”… tem henem kai tem autem pneumem, diairarōntem idia hekasto kathōs boulotō.… these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.