noun · feminine
dichostasias
Greekδιχοστασία (dichostasia)
Strong’sG1370
division, dissension
stem dichostasi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** διχοστασία, -ας, ἡ
(< διχοστατέω, to stand apart), [in LXX: I Mac 3:29 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1370 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dichostasias | dichostasiais1×διχοστασίαι |
| object accusative | dichostasian | dichostasiain1×διχοστασίας |
| direct address vocative | dichostasiar | dichostasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | dichostasiau | dichostasiaiu |
| to, for dative | dichostasia | dichostasiai |
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
dichostasia 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
dichostasiais“dissensions”subjectnominative plural1×
Galatians 5:20“dissensions”eidōlolatrias, farmakeias, echthrais, eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, dichostasiais, hairesiais,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
dichostasiain“divisions”objectaccusative plural1×
Romans 16:17“divisions”Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir, skoparō toin tain dichostasiain kai teim skandaleim para tan didachan han vis mathava poiarōtoin, kai ekklinavōr apo autoiu;Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.