schizō · tear, split

What it means

schizō (σχίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tear, split”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To tear something with a pull, to split it in two.
2. To split into groups.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• was torn ×3
• tear ×2
• torn ×2
• was divided ×2
• tears ×1
• were split ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×2
• Luke×3
• John×2
• Acts×2

• Matthew 27:51

  And look, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were split;

• Mark 1:10

  And at once, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to him.

• Mark 15:38

  And the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.

• Luke 5:36

  And he was also telling a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise, he will tear the new too, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

• Luke 23:45

  the sun having failed; and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn down the middle.

• John 19:24

  So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots for it to see whose it will be,” so that the Scripture might be fulfilled that says, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things.

• John 21:11

  So Simon Peter went up and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

• Acts 14:4

  But the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and others with the apostles.

• Acts 23:7

  And when he said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

And 2 more times.