What does διαιρέω (diairéō) mean in the Bible?
διαιρέω (diairéō): Division by apportionment to recipients; not merely separating but allocating portions distributively
Greek · G1244
διαιρέω
To distribute
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διαιρέω G1244
Pronunciation diairéō
What does διαιρέω (diairéō) mean in the Bible?
διαιρέω (diairéō): Division by apportionment to recipients; not merely separating but allocating portions distributively
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1244?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he divided (1), who apportions [them] (1).
Where does διαιρέω (diairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 15:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It he divided 1× Luke 15:12
who apportions [them] 1× 1 Corinthians 12:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 15:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
διαιροῦν 1x diairoun 1 Corinthians 12:11
διεῖλεν 1x dieilen Luke 15:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 15:12
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 12:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Division by apportionment to recipients; not merely separating but allocating portions distributively
Strong's G1244
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 15:11-32 Source Gloss
to distribute
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 15:12 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
διεῖλεν dieilen
I divide, distribute
Read verse 1 Corinthians 12:11 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
διαιροῦν diairoun
I divide, distribute
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
distributing property or inheritance among persons, allocating resources
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
διαιρέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain