Strong’s G4977 · Greek
σχίζω
schízō
Definition
to split or sever (literally or figuratively)
Etymology
apparently a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
- break
- divide
- open
- rend
- make a rent
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.