σχίζω schizō
Greek word for “to split” · Strong’s G4977 · used 11 times in 9 verses
Meaning
σχίζω; to cleave, rend:, 15:38, 23:45, 21:11; metaphorically, in pass., to be divided into factions, 23:7.†;
How it is translated
Glosses given for schizō in context, with how often each is used:
- torn 4
- divided 2
- split 1
- tearing open 1
- having torn 1
- will tear 1
- us tear up 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 27 (1), Mark 1 (1), Mark 15 (1), Luke 5 (1), Luke 23 (1), John 19 (1), John 21 (1), Acts 14 (1), Acts 23 (1)
Forms
- ἐσχίσθη 6
- ἐσχίσθησαν 1
- σχιζομένους 1
- σχίσας 1
- σχίσει 1
- σχίσωμεν 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with schizō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- καταπέτασμα katapetasma “curtain” 3
- ναός naos “temple” 3
- κάτω katō “under” 2
- ἄνωθεν anōthen “from above/again” 2
- πλῆθος plēthos “multitude” 2
- ἱμάτιον himation “clothing” 2
- ἀναβαίνω anabainō “to ascend” 2
- δύο duo “two” 2
- ἕως heōs “until” 2
- μέν men “on the other hand” 2
- γῆ gē “earth” 2
Key verses
The verses using schizō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 27:51 — And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
- Mark 1:10 — And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
- Mark 15:38 — And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
- Luke 5:36 — And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that…
- Luke 23:45 — And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
- John 19:24 — They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They…
- John 21:11 — Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
- Acts 14:4 — But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
- Acts 23:7 — And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
See all 9 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.