verb
dialuomō
Strong’sG1262
I break up, disperse
stem dialu-once in the New Testament1 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-λύω
[in LXX for אבה, חבל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1262 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -λύσω, etc., loose one from another, part asunder, διαπλέκων καὶ διαλύων twining and untwining, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τὸν σύλλογον, τὴν συνουσίαν, τὴν πανήγυριν, etc., break it up, dismiss it, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς κοίτην δ. break up the party and go to bed, Refs; τὸ ναυτικόν disband it, Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, συνουσίας Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of an army, assembly, etc., disperse, Refs 5th c.BC+: in future middle, part from one's escort, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a man, die, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 dissolve into its elements, break up, destroy, δ. καὶ ἀπολλύναι Refs 5th c.BC+; disperse, break up a herd of sheep, Refs 2nd c.BC+; break up a ship, παλαιὰν τριήρη δ. Refs 3rd c.BC+; τρίπους, ὅρμος διαλελυμένος, Refs 2nd c.BC+; τὰς οἰκήσεις Refs 2nd c.BC+; dissolve, κοινόν Refs 5th c.BC+; of the sun, thaw frozen things, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐξ ὧν σύγκειται καὶ εἰς ἃ διαλύεται Refs 4th c.BC+
3 break off, put an end to friendship, ὁμολογίας Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of married persons, separate, be divorced, Refs:—middle, διαλύσασθαι ξεινίην Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, dissolve friendship, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, αἱ σπονδαὶ διελέλυντο Refs 5th c.BC+
4 put an end to enmity, ἔχθραν, πόλεμον, Refs:—middle, δ. ἔχθρας Refs 5th c.BC+pluperfect passive (with middle signification), διελέλυσθε τὸν πόλεμον Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὰς ἔχθρας διαλύεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b with accusative person, reconcile, πρὸς ἔμ᾽ αὑτὸν διαλύειν ἠξίου Refs 5th c.BC+; especially in legal proceedings, Refs 3rd c.BC+ —passive and middle, with genitive of things, διαλύεσθαι νείκους to be parted from quarrel, i.e. be reconciled, Refs 5th c.BC+; so διαλυθείσης τῆς διαφορᾶς probably in Refs 1st c.BC+: also absolutely, to be reconciled, make up a quarrel, Refs 5th c.BC+: in future middle, ὅπως.. μὴ διαλύσει Refs 4th c.BC+
5 generally, put an end to, do away with, χρήμασι τὴν διαβολήν Refs 5th c.BC+; πάσας αὐτοῦ διαλύσω τὰς ἀπολογίαςRefs 5th c.BC+:—so in middle, ἐγκλήματα δ. Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. περὶ τῶν ἐγκλημάτωνRefs 5th c.BC+; δ. ἃ ἐψηφίσασθε cancel your vote, Refs 5th c.BC+; διαλύσασθαι τὰ πρὸς ἀλλήλους settle mutual claims, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 solve a difficulty, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, διαλύσεσθαι σόφισμα Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 δ.τὰς τιμάς pay the full value, Refs 4th c.BC+; pay, discharge, τὴν δαπάνην Refs 5th c.BC+ satisfy him, i.e. pay him off, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, order debts to be paid, διαλέλυμαι ταῦτα Refs 2nd c.AD+; but also, to have them paid to oneself, Refs 1st c.AD+
II relax, weaken, τὸ σῶμα Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of the result of hunger, διαλύεσθαι τῷ λιμῷ Refs 2nd c.BC+active intransitive, ὑπὸ τῆς λιμοῦ δ.Refs 2nd c.BC+; make supple and pliant, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, δ. καὶ ἀδυνατεῖν Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀνάπλους διαλελυμένος a sailing out in loose order, Refs 2nd c.BC+; διαλελυμένη λέξις a lax style, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 absolutely, slacken one's hold, undo, Refs 3rd 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dialuilaδιελύθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | dispersed | 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
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 | dialuomō | dialuome | dialuomē | dialuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuosō | dialuose | dialuosē | dialuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuotō | dialuote | dialuotē | dialuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dialuonō | dialuone | dialuonē | dialuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuovō | dialuove | dialuovē | dialuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuolō | dialuole | dialuolē | dialuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialuimi | dialuima |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuisi | dialuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuiti | dialuita |
| we 1st person plural | dialuini | dialuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuivi | dialuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuili | dialuila1×διελύθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialuomeiō | dialuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuoseiō | dialuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuoteiō | dialuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dialuoneiō | dialuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuoveiō | dialuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuoleiō | dialuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | dialuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dialuosōr | dialuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuotōr | dialuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuovōr | dialuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuolōr | dialuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dialuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dialuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dialuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dialuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dialuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | dialuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dialuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dialuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dialuorō | dialuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | dialuiri | dialuira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dialuorōntos | dialuorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | dialuirintos | dialuirantos |
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
dialu 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
dialuila“dispersed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 5:36… anairita, kai pantois hosois peithole auto dialuila kai genela eis oudenem.… was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.