verb

diairamō

Greekδιαιρέω (diaireō)

Strong’sG1244

I divide, distribute

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

Translated as

distributing1×divided1×

What it means

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
diairataδιεῖλεν	happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular	divided	1×
diairarōtemδιαιροῦν	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	diairarōtos1×	diairaritos	diairaratos	diairarētos

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+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

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

Luke 15:12“divided”kai legata tos neoteros autoiu to patēro; Patēror, dōasar mi tem epiballarōtem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

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

1 Corinthians 12:11“distributing”panteim de houteim energatō tem henem kai tem autem pneumem, diairarōtem idia hekasto kathōs bouletō.All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.