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διαιρέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διαιρέω
Greek transliteration: 
diaireō
Simplified transliteration: 
diaireo
Principal Parts: 
-, διεῖλον, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1244
GK Number: 
1349
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to divide, distribute, apportion
Definition: 
to divide, to divide out, distribute, Lk. 15:12; 1 Cor. 12:11*

Greek-English Concordance for διαιρέω

Luke 15:12 The younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided (dieilen | διεῖλεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the estate between them.
1 Corinthians 12:11 But it is the one and same Spirit, distributing (diairoun | διαιροῦν | pres act ptcp nom sg neut) to each as he determines, who produces all these things.