What does βασιλεία · διαμερίζω mean in the Bible?
βασιλεία · διαμερίζω is a Greek phrase meaning "a kingdom divided against itself".
Greek · G932, G1266
βασιλεία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν διαμερισθεῖσα
Kingdom · to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension)
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βασιλεία G932 kingdom
Pronunciation basileía
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διαμερίζω G1266 to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension)
Pronunciation diamerízō
To distribute physically or divide internally; division creates dissension within a household or kingdom.
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What does βασιλεία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν διαμερισθεῖσα (basileia eph' heautēn diameristheisa) mean in the Bible?
βασιλεία · διαμερίζω is a Greek phrase meaning "a kingdom divided against itself".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G932, G1266?
G932, G1266 is connected to 162 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a kingdom divided against itself
Source Gloss
a kingdom divided against itself
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 162 Case pattern Accusative (63) Number pattern Singular (159)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:2 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 10:7 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 12:25 · Matt 12:26 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 13:24 · Matt 13:31 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 13:45 · Matt 13:47 55×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:23 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 9:35 · Matt 13:11 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 13:41 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 24:14 · Mark 4:11 · Mark 6:23 · Mark 12:34 · Luke 1:33 · Luke 8:10 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 18:29 22×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:19 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 11:11 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 7:28 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 13:28 · Luke 13:29 · Luke 14:15 22×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:20 · Matt 6:33 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 19:12 · Matt 19:23 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 23:13 · Matt 24:7 · Matt 25:34 · Mark 4:30 · Mark 9:1 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 10:15 · Mark 10:23 60×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:8 · Luke 4:5 · Heb 11:33 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
middle 5 passive 3 active 2
Mood
indicative 6 participle 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 27:35 διεμερίσαντο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 15:24 διαμερίζονται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 11:17 διαμερισθεῖσα aorist passive participle participle Luke 11:18 διεμερίσθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 12:53 διαμερισθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 22:17 διαμερίσατε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 23:34 διαμεριζόμενοι present middle participle participle John 19:24 Διεμερίσαντο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 2:3 διαμεριζόμεναι present middle participle participle Acts 2:45 διεμέριζον imperfect active indicative background
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)
Word Origins
βασιλεία ἐφ’ ἑαυτὴν διαμερισθεῖσα is built from this root:
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