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Greek · G1244, G979

διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον

To distribute · life

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διαιρέω G1244 to distribute
Pronunciation diairéō
Division by apportionment to recipients; not merely separating but allocating portions distributively
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βίος G979 life
Pronunciation bíos
Life as lived experience and livelihood, contrasting with ζωή (life as vital principle or spiritual existence).
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What does διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον (dieilen autois ton bion) mean in the Bible?

διαιρέω · βίος is a Greek phrase meaning "divided his livelihood/property to them".

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Questions this entry answers

What does διαιρέω · βίος mean in the Bible?

διαιρέω · βίος is a Greek phrase meaning "divided his livelihood/property to them".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1244, G979?

G1244, G979 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. divided his livelihood/property to them

Strong's G1244, G979
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Word forms 2 forms 2 references

Source Gloss

divided his livelihood/property to them
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 15:12 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 12:11 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 participle 1
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 15:12 διεῖλεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 12:11 διαιροῦν present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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