To disunite
διχάζωStrong’s G1369dichazō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dichazō is the Greek word usually translated “set at variance”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”
Meaning
Usually translated “set at variance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to set at variance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
διχάζω dichazō · to disunite
διχάζω (δίχα, apart), [in Aq.: Lev.1:17, Deu.14:6 * ;] to cut apart, divide in two; metaphorically, to set at variance: Mat.10:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disunite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISUNITE, verb transitive
disyunite. [dis and unite.] To separate; to disjoin; to part; as, to disunite two allied countries; to disunite particles of matter; to disunite friends.
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DISUNITE, verb intransitive
To part; To fall asunder; to become separate. Particles of matter may spontaneously disunite
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.