UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: σχίσμα; -τος

Related lemmas: σχίζω

Sense 1: tear

Semantic entry: 19.28

Semantic domains: Physical Impact

Subdomains: Split, Tear

Definition: (derivative of σχίζω[a] ‘to split, to tear,’ 19.27: σχίζω) the condition resulting from the splitting or tearing

Notes: The separation indicated by σχίσμα[a] may be quite different in some languages, depending upon the substance involved, for example, cloth, leather, paper, and clouds.

MAT 9:16: RV MAT 9:16 · LV MAT 9:16 · Read together MAT 9:16

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OET-RV MAT 9:16

16 No one patches old clothes with new material, because the patch will shrink and the clothes would end up with a worse hole.

OET-LV MAT 9:16

16 But no _one is _putting _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, because/for the patch of _it is _tearing _away from the garment, and a_worse tear is _becoming.

MRK 2:21: RV MRK 2:21 · LV MRK 2:21 · Read together MRK 2:21

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OET-RV MRK 2:21

21 “No one sews a patch of new, unshrunken cloth onto used clothes, because the new patch will tear away from that old fabric, and it will end up with a worse tear.

OET-LV MRK 2:21

21 No _one is _sewing _on a_patch of_ unshrunken _cloth on an_ old _garment, and if not the patch is _tearing _away from it, the new from _the old, and is _becoming a_worse tear.

Sense 2: division, discord

Semantic entry: 39.13

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Division

Definition: a division into opposing groups, generally two

Notes: In some languages the equivalent of ‘causing division’ is literally ‘to cause two groups in place of one group,’ but more frequently the equivalent is expressed in terms of attitudes, for example, ‘to cause people to be angry at one another’ or ‘to cause people not to like one another’ or ‘to cause people to think of one another as enemies.’

JHN 7:43: RV JHN 7:43 · LV JHN 7:43 · Read together JHN 7:43

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OET-RV JHN 7:43

43 And so the crowd was divided about Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus).

OET-LV JHN 7:43

43 Therefore a_division became in the crowd because _of him.

JHN 9:16: RV JHN 9:16 · LV JHN 9:16 · Read together JHN 9:16

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OET-RV JHN 9:16

16 “Well clearly that man is not from God,” some of them said, “because he doesn’t respect the Rest Day.”
¶ However others said, “But if he’s just a sinner, how could he do miracles like that?”

OET-LV JHN 9:16

16 Therefore some of the Farisaios_party were _saying, this one the man is not from god, because he _is_ not _keeping the day _of _rest.
Others were _saying:
How is_ sinful a_man _able to _be _doing such signs?
And was a_division among them.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 7:43 · RV JHN 9:16 · RV JHN 10:19 · LV JHN 7:43 · LV JHN 9:16 · LV JHN 10:19 · Read together JHN 7:43 · Read together JHN 9:16 · Read together JHN 10:19

CO1: RV CO1 1:10 · RV CO1 11:18 · RV CO1 12:25 · LV CO1 1:10 · LV CO1 11:18 · LV CO1 12:25 · Read together CO1 1:10 · Read together CO1 11:18 · Read together CO1 12:25

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

σχίσμα

Form 1

Sense 1: tear

Sense 2: division, discord