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Lexicon :: Strong's G4978 - schisma

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σχίσμα
Transliteration
schisma (Key)
Pronunciation
skhis'-mah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:963,1130

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

σχίσμα schísma, skhis'-mah; from G4977; a split or gap ("schism"), literally or figuratively:—division, rent, schism.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4978 in the following manner: division (5x), rent (2x), schism (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4978 in the following manner: division (5x), rent (2x), schism (1x).

  1. a rent

  2. metaph. a division, dissension

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σχίσμα schísma, skhis'-mah; from G4977; a split or gap ("schism"), literally or figuratively:—division, rent, schism.
STRONGS G4978:
σχίσμα, σχισματος, τό (σχίζω), a cleft, rent;
a. properly, a rent: Matthew 9:16; Mark 2:21 (Aristotle, Theophrastus).
b. metaphorically, a division, dissension: John 7:43; John 9:16; John 10:19; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 11:18; 1 Corinthians 12:25 (ecclesiastical writings (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 2, 6 [ET], etc.; 'Teaching' 4, 3 [ET]; etc.)). (Cf. references under the word αἵρεσις, 5.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:16
Mark
2:21
John
7:43; 9:16; 10:19
1 Corinthians
1:10; 11:18; 12:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4978 matches the Greek σχίσμα (schisma),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:16 - No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:21 - No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:43 - So there was a division among the people over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:16 - Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:19 - There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:10 - I appeal to you, brothers,[fn] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:18 - For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
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