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ΣΧΙΣΜΑΙΣ, σχισμαις

SCHISMAIS, schismais

Sounds Like: SKHIZ-mais

Translations: schisms, divisions, tears, rents, splits

From the root: ΣΧΙΣΜΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a split, tear, or rent in something, often implying a division or separation. It can be used literally for a physical tear in fabric or ground, or figuratively for a division or disagreement within a group of people, leading to a schism or faction.

Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G4978 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
  • Parable 9 — 23:1

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
  • ΣΧΙΣΜΑΙ — schisms, divisions, rents, tears, a schism, a division, a rent, a tear
  • 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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