ΣΧΙΣΜΑΙ, σχισμαι
SCHISMAI, schismai
Sounds Like: SKHIS-mai
Translations: schisms, divisions, rents, tears, a schism, a division, a rent, a tear
From the root: ΣΧΙΣΜΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a split, division, or a tear in something, whether literal (like a tear in cloth or a crack in a rock) or figurative (like a division or disagreement within a group of people). It is often used to describe factions or dissensions within a community or church.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4978 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 14:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 1:7
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 3 — 6:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΧΙΣΜΑ.
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.
- ΣΧΙΖΙΑΝ — schism, a schism, division, a division, rent, a rent
- ΣΧΙΜΑΣ — a rent, a tear, a division, a schism
- ΣΧΙΣΜΑ — schism, a schism, division, a division, rent, a rent, tear, a tear, split, a split
- ΣΧΙΣΜΑΙΣ — schisms, divisions, tears, rents, splits
- ΣΧΙΣΜΑΣ — (of) divisions, (of) rents, (of) schisms, (of) splits
- ΣΧΙΣΜΑΤΑ — divisions, schisms, rents, tears
- ΣΧΙΣΜΑΤΩΝ — of division, of dissension, of schism, of rent, of tear
- ΣΧΙΣΜΩΝ — of divisions, of schisms, of rents, of tears
- ΣΨΙΣΜΑ — schism, division, a division, rent, a rent, tear, a tear
- ΧΙΣΜΑΣ — of a rent, of a tear, of a division, of a schism, of a split, of a cleft
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