noun · feminine
diairesias
Greekδιαίρεσις (diairesis)
Strong’sG1243
division, distribution, difference, distinction
stem diairesi-3 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δι-αίρεσις, -εως, ἡ
(< διαιρέω), [in LXX chiefly for מַחֲלֹקֶת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1243 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddee-ah'-ee-res-is
a distinction or (concretely) variety
Fromfrom G1244;
King Jamesdifference, diversity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | diairesias | diairesiais3×διαιρέσεις |
| object accusative | diairesian | diairesiain |
| direct address vocative | diairesiar | diairesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | diairesiau | diairesiaiu |
| to, for dative | diairesia | diairesiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
diairesia 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diairesiais“varieties”subjectnominative plural3×
1 Corinthians 12:4“varieties”Diairesiais de charismeiu alō, tem de autem pneumem;There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:5“varieties”kai diairesiais diakoniaiu alō, kai tos autos kurios;There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:6“varieties”kai diairesiais energēmeiu alō, tos de autos theos, tos energarōtos teim panteim en pantoi.There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.