Dissension
διχοστασίαStrong’s G1370dichostasia
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dichostasia is the Greek word usually translated “dissensions” and “divisions”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “dissensions” and “divisions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- dissensions 2
- divisions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
3 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
διχοστασία dichostasia · dissension
διχοστασία, -ας, ἡ (διχοστατέω, to stand apart), [in LXX: 1Ma.3:29 * ;] standing apart, dissension: Rom.16:17, Gal.5:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dissension” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISSENSION, noun
[Latin, to think.]
Disagreement in opinion, usually a disagreement which is violent, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; strife; discord; quarrel; breach of friendship and union.
- “Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension with them” Acts 15:2
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.