ΔΙΑΙΡΩ, διαιρω
DIAIRŌ, diairō
Sounds Like: dee-ah-EE-roh
Translations: divide, distribute, distinguish, separate, apportion, a divide, a distribute
From the root: ΔΙΑΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'apart', and the verb αἱρέω (haireō), meaning 'to take' or 'to choose'. It means to divide, separate, or distribute something into parts. It can also imply distinguishing between things or apportioning something among individuals. It is used to describe the act of breaking something down or sharing it out.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1244 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΙΡΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΙΡΟΝΤΕΣ — dividing, distributing, distinguishing, separating
- ΔΙΑΙΡΟΥ — you divide, you distribute, you distinguish, you separate, you discern
- ΔΙΕΛΕΤΕ — divide, separate, distribute, distinguish
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