verb
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.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diairataδιεῖλεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | divided | 1× |
| diairarōntemδιαιροῦν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | distributing | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diairamō | diairame | diairami | diairama | diairamē | diairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diairasō | diairase | diairasi | diairasa | diairasē | diairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diairatō | diairate | diairati | diairata1×διεῖλεν | diairatē | diairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diairanō | diairane | diairani | diairana | diairanē | diairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diairavō | diairave | diairavi | diairava | diairavē | diairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diairalō | diairale | diairali | diairala | diairalē | diairalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diairameiō | diairameia | diairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diairaseiō | diairaseia | diairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diairateiō | diairateia | diairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diairaneiō | diairaneia | diairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diairaveiō | diairaveia | diairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diairaleiō | diairaleia | diairaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diairasōr | diairasar | diairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diairatōr | diairatar | diairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diairavōr | diairavar | diairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diairalōr | diairalar | diairalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diairamoiō | diairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diairasoiō | diairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diairatoiō | diairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diairanoiō | diairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diairavoiō | diairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diairaloiō | diairaloia |
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 | diairarō | diairari | diairara | diairarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diairarōntos1× | diairarintos | diairarantos | diairarēntos |
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
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.