To distribute
διαιρέωStrong’s G1244diaireō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diaireō is the Greek word usually translated “divided” and “apportioning”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “divided” and “apportioning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he divided 1
- apportioning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διαιρέω diaireō · to distribute
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “distribute” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISTRIBUTE, verb transitive
[Latin, to give or divide.]
- To divide among two or more; to deal; to give or bestow in parts or portions.
- To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice.
- To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds or species.
- To give in charity.
All definitions
- In printing, to separate types, and place them in their proper cells in the cases.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.