διαμερ-ισμός G1267
division, dissension; the act or state of being divided or separated
This noun denotes division, partition, or dissension—the state of being divided. Luke 12:51 has Jesus ask rhetorically whether he came to bring peace or rather 'division.' The term can refer to spatial division or, as here, relational/social division and discord. Classical usage included both physical partition and political dissension. The concept of separation or splitting, whether of objects or communities, underlies this word.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Division, dissension, or separation—the breaking of unity into opposing parts. Jesus's stark question in Luke 12:51 indicates that his message inevitably creates 'division' even within families, as some accept and others reject him. The translation 'division' captures both the act of dividing and the resulting state of discord, highlighting the relational fracture caused by differing responses to Christ. 1×
AR["انْقِسَامًا"]·ben["বিভেদ"]·DE["διαμερισμόν"]·EN["division"]·FR["division"]·heb["מַחְלֹקֶת"]·HI["फूट"]·ID["perpecahan"]·IT["diamerismon"]·jav["pamisahan"]·KO["분리를"]·RU["разделение"]·ES["división"]·SW["mgawanyiko"]·TR["bölünme"]·urd["جدائی"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
διαμερ-ισμός, ὁ, division, LXX+5th c.BC+ __II dissension, NT