Acts 23:7
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
διχοστασία
dichostasía
disunion, i.e. (figuratively) dissension
בֵּין
bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Φαρισαῖος
Pharisaîos
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Σαδδουκαῖος
Saddoukaîos
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
חָלַק
châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Key Terms in This Verse
Σαδδουκαῖος Saddoukaîos
a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Study G4523 →חָלַק châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Study H2505 →Φαρισαῖος Pharisaîos
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Study G5330 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →בֵּין bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Study H996 →Cross References
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
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