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.