Strong's G4977 · Greek
σχίζω
schizo · /skhid'-zo/
Definition
apparently a primary verb; to split or sever (literally or figuratively):--break, divide, open, rend, make a rent.
KJV: break, divide, open, rend, make a rent
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered σχίζω across 9 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
9 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Mark2 verses
Luke2 verses
And he spake also a parable unto them;3754 No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Luke 23:45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
John2 verses
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
John 21:11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4977 (schizo) mean?
apparently a primary verb; to split or sever (literally or figuratively):--break, divide, open, rend, make a rent.
How many times does G4977 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4977 (σχίζω) appears in 9 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “rent.”
How is schizo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4977 is rendered as “rent” (5×), “divided” (2×), “broken” (1×), “opened” (1×), among other words.