noun · neuter
schismem
Greekσχίσμα (schisma)
Strong’sG4978
a rent, division
stem schism-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σχίσμα, -τος, τό
(< σχίζω),
SYN.: v.s. αἵρεσις
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4978 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidskhis'-mah
a split or gap ("schism"), literally or figuratively
Fromfrom G4977;
King Jamesdivision, rent, schism.
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 or object direct | schismem6×σχίσμα | schismeim1×σχίσματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | schismeu | schismeiu |
| to, for dative | schisme | schismei |
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
schisme 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
schismem“division”subject or objectdirect singular6×
Matthew 9:16“tear”oudenos de epiballatō epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epi himatie palaie; airatō gar tem plērōmem auteu apo teu himatieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Mark 2:21“tear”Oudenos epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo auteu tem kainem teu palaieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
John 7:43“division”schismem oun gineta en to ochlo dia auton.So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.
John 9:16“division”legale oun ek toiu Farisaioiu tinois; Ouk atō houtos para theou tos anthrōpos, hoti tem sabbatem ouk tēratō. allois legale; Pōs dunetō anthrōpos hamartōlos toiouteim sēmeim poiarō? kai schismem ate en autoi.Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
John 10:19“division”Schismem palin gineta en toi Ioudaioi dia toin logoin houtoin.Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
1 Corinthians 12:25“division”hina mē ateiō schismem en te sōme, alla tem autem huper allēloiu merimnaleiō teim meleim.so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
schismeim“divisions”subject or objectdirect plural1×
1 Corinthians 1:10“divisions”Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir, dia teu onomeu tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou hina tem autem legaveiō pantois, kai mē ateiō en vi schismeim, aveiō de katartizirētois en to auto nouo kai en ta auta gnōma.I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
schismeim1×
1 Corinthians 11:18“divisions”prōtem men gar sunercherōtoiu vu en ekklēsa akouamō schismeim en vi huparcharō, kai merem tinem pisteuamō.First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.