Strong's Lexicon
G1369
G1369 — διχάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1369 |
|---|---|
| Word: | διχάζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G1364 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | dichazo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dee-khad'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to make apart 2. to separate 3. (figuratively) to alienate |
| KJV Renderings: | set at variance |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
διχάζω: 1 aorist infinitive διχάσαι; (δίχα); to cut into two parts, cleave asunder, dissever: Plato, polit., p. 264 d.; metaphorically, διχάζω τινα κατά τίνος, to set one at variance with (literally, against) another: Mat 10:35. (Cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexamples etc., p. 334f.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
διχάζω (set at variance)
Matthew 10:35
- KJV: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law
- GK: ήλθον γαρ διχάσαι άνθρωπον κατά του πατρός αυτού και θυγατέρα κατά της μητρός αυτής και νύμφην κατά της πενθεράς αυτής