Definition

to separate, i.e. distribute

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G138 (αἱρέομαι);

Word family

• διά diá
• αἱρέομαι hairéomai

How the KJV renders it

• divide

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.