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Strong's G1244 διαιρέω (diaireo)

Diaireo means “divide” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1244 — biqqoreth (“scourged”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1244
Language Greek
Linked Usages 43
Books 24

Strong's G1244 Quick Answer

Strong's G1244 διαιρέω (diaireo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. diaireo (dee-ai-reh'-o) v. 1. to separate, i.e. distribute [from G1223 and G138] It has 43 linked Bible usages across 24 books. Visible English usage signals include divided, divide, sons, said, and according. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
diaireo (dee-ai-reh'-o) v. 1. to separate, i.e. distribute [from G1223 and G138]
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
24 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
divided, divide, sons, said, and according

Meaning and Definition

diaireo (dee-ai-reh'-o) v. 1. to separate, i.e. distribute [from G1223 and G138] KJV: divide Root(s): G1223, G138

Original Word
διαιρέω
Transliteration
diaireo
Derivation
Root: αἱρέομαι R1: 1223 R2: 138
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1244. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to distribute

Usage: δι-αιρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for בּתר (as Gen.15:10), חלק (as Jos.18:5), etc. ;] __1. to divide into parts, cut asunder. __2. to distribute: with accusative of thing(s), dative of person(s), Luk.15:12, 1Co.12:11.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

divided divide sons said according among thee over into two man men

How Strong's G1244 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 35 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1244 (διαιρέω) appears 43 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1244 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1244 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 15:12 KJV

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

1 Corinthians 12:11 KJV

But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

Strong's G1244 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 4:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.

Genesis 15:10 Septuagint / Brenton

So he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not divide.

Genesis 32:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was perplexed; and he divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and the sheep, into two camps.

Strong's G1244 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 16:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And the house of Israel lamented her seven days: and before she died, she did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred to Manasseh her husband, and to them that were the nearest of her kindred.

Tobit 5:3 Septuagint / Brenton

Then he gave him the handwriting, and said unto him, Seek thee a man which may go with thee, and I will give him wages whiles I yet live: and go and receive the money.

1 Maccabees 1:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honorable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1244.

Genesis 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 15:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and set them opposite to each other, but the birds he did not divide.
Genesis 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob was greatly terrified, and was perplexed; and he divided the people that was with him, and the cows, and the camels, and the sheep, into two camps.
Exodus 21:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if any man’s bull gore the bull of his neighbor, and it die, they shall sell the living bull and divide the money, and they shall divide the dead bull.
Leviticus 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall divide it by its limbs, and its head and its fat, and the priests shall pile them up on the wood which is on the fire, on the altar.
Leviticus 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall break it off from the wings and shall not separate it, and the priest shall put it on the altar on the wood which is on the fire: it is a burnt offering, a sacrifice, a sweet-smelling savor to the Lord.
Leviticus 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall bring them to the priest, and the priest shall bring the sin offering first; and the priest shall pinch off the head from the neck, and shall not divide the body.
Numbers 31:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall divide the spoils between the warriors that went out to battle, and the whole congregation.
Numbers 31:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
from the half belonging to the children of Israel, whom Moses separated from the men of war.
Joshua 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Appoint of yourselves three men of each tribe, and let them rise up and go through the land, and let them describe it before me, as it will be proper to divide it.
Joshua 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came to him: and he divided to them seven portions, saying, Judah shall stand to them a border southward, and the sons of Joseph shall stand to them northward.
Joshua 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they departed with much wealth to their houses, and they divided the spoil of their enemies with their brethren; very much cattle, and silver, and gold, and iron, and much raiment.
Judges 7:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and put horns in the hands of all, and empty pitchers, and torches in the pitchers:
Judges 9:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and formed an ambush in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people went forth out of the city, and he rose up against them, and smote them.
1 Kingdoms 15:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel shall be divided to two: and God will not turn nor repent, for he is not as a man to repent.
2 Kingdoms 19:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba shall divide the land.
3 Kingdoms 3:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said, Divide the live child, the suckling, in two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other.
3 Kingdoms 3:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman whose the living child was, answered and spoke to the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), and she said, I pray thee, my lord, give her the child, and in nowise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor hers; divide it.
4 Kingdoms 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the water: and the water was divided on this side and on that side, and they both went over on dry ground.
1 Chronicles 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David distributed them, even Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 24:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there were found among the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to their families to the sons of Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the house of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.
Job 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For his desire is in his house with him, And the number of his months has been suddenly cut off.
Psalms 67:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, Will even grant them for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.
Proverbs 16:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Better is a meek-spirited man with lowliness, Than one who divides spoils with the proud.
Proverbs 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, And shall divide portions among brethren.
Isaiah 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy, they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
Isaiah 30:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his breath, as rushing water in a valley, shall reach as far as the neck, and be divided, to confound the nations for their vain error: error also shall pursue them, and overtake them.
Ezekiel 37:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will make them a nation in my land, even on the mountains of Israel; and they shall have one prince: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided anymore at all into two kingdoms:
Daniel 2:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of earthenware and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet there shall be in it of the strength of iron, as thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware.
Daniel 5:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Peres; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel 11:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when his kingdom shall stand up, it shall be broken, and shall be divided to the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled over: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, and given to others beside these.
Daniel 11:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall do thus in the strong places of refuge with a strange god, and shall increase his glory: and he shall subject many to them, and shall distribute the land in gifts.
Amos 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.
Luke 15:12 New Testament, KJV
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
1 Corinthians 12:11 New Testament, KJV
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Judith 16:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the house of Israel lamented her seven days: and before she died, she did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred to Manasseh her husband, and to them that were the nearest of her kindred.
Tobit 5:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he gave him the handwriting, and said unto him, Seek thee a man which may go with thee, and I will give him wages whiles I yet live: and go and receive the money.
1 Maccabees 1:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honorable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.
1 Maccabees 6:35 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best.
1 Maccabees 16:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
That done, he divided his men, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: for the enemies’ horsemen were very many.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; And a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1244, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1244 FAQ

What does diaireo (διαιρέω) mean?

Diaireo (Strong's G1244) is a Greek word most simply glossed "divide". diaireo (dee-ai-reh'-o) v. 1. to separate, i.e. distribute [from G1223 and G138]

How many times is diaireo (διαιρέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's G1244 across 24 books.

Where can I study diaireo (διαιρέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1244 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate diaireo (διαιρέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as divided, divide, sons, said, according, and among. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1244 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 35 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1244, with linked reader references where each row is available.