Greek verb · G1266
διαμερίζω
diamerizodee-am-er-id'-zo
to distribute; to divide, separate
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diamerízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1266is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1266
to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension)
The King James renders it: cloven, divide, part.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
diamerizo is rendered "to distribute; to divide, separate". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Six of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to distribute".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Matthew 27:35διεμερίσαντο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to distribute, and to divide, separate.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to distributewith dative of person(s), Act.2:45; before εἰς, Luk.22:17, pass., Act.2:3. Mid. to distribute among themselves | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots. |
| to divide, separatepass., before ἐπί, with accusative, Luk.11:17-18; ἐπί, with dative, Luk.12:52-53.† (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 11:17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διαμαρτύρομαι | diamartyromai | to testify solemnly | Uses15 |
| διαμένω | diameno | to remain | Uses5 |
| διαμάχομαι | diamachomai | to contend sharply | Uses1 |
| διαμερισμός | diamerismos | division | Uses1 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διεμερίσαντο2
- διαμεμερισμένοι1
- διαμεριζόμεναι1
- διαμεριζόμενοι1
- διαμερίζονται1
- διαμερίσατε1
- διαμερισθεῖσα1
- διαμερισθήσονται1
- διεμέριζον1
- διεμερίσθη1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-AMI-3P
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-AAM-2P
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-API-3S
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-APP-NSF
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FPI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · present middle or passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1V-PEP-NPF
- verb · present middle or passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PEP-NPM
- verb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PMI-3P
- verb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-RPP-NPM
Matthew
one use
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- διεμερίσαντοdiemerisantoverb · aorist middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they divided
Mark
one use
And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
- διαμερίζονταιdiamerizontaiverb · present middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they divide for themselves
Luke
six uses
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
- διαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisaverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: having been divided
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
- διεμερίσθηdiemeristheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is divided
From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
- διαμεμερισμένοιdiamemerismenoiverb · perfect passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: divided
They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
- διαμερισθήσονταιdiameristhesontaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They will be divided
After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
- διαμερίσατεdiamerisateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do divide
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- διαμεριζόμενοιdiamerizomenoiverb · present middle or passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Dividing
John
one use
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
- διεμερίσαντοdiemerisantoverb · aorist middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They divided
Acts
two uses
They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
- διαμεριζόμεναιdiamerizomenaiverb · present middle or passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: dividing
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
- διεμέριζονdiemerizonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were dividing
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.