Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NASB20

NASB20

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4978 - schisma

Choose a new font size and typeface
σχίσμα
Transliteration
schisma (Key)
Pronunciation
skhis'-mah
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 TR Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:16 - “But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for [fn]the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear G4978 results.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:21 -

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, [fn]the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear G4978 results.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:43 - So a dissension G4978 occurred in the crowd because of Him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:16 - Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such [fn]signs?” And there was dissension G4978 among them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:19 -

Dissension G4978 occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:10 -

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all [fn]agree and that there be no [fn]divisions G4978 among you, but that you be [fn]made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:18 - For, in the first place, when you come together [fn]as a church, I hear that [fn]divisions G4978 exist among you; and in part I believe it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:25 - so that there may be no [fn]division G4978 in the body, but that the parts may have the same care for one another.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NASB20
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NASB20
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan