STRONGS G4978:
σχίσμα,
σχισματος,
τό (
σχίζω),
a cleft, rent;
a. properly,
a rent:
Matthew 9:16;
Mark 2:21 (
Aristotle,
Theophrastus).
b. metaphorically,
a division, dissension:
John 7:43;
John 9:16;
John 10:19;
1 Corinthians 1:10;
1 Corinthians 11:18;
1 Corinthians 12:25 (ecclesiastical writings (
Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 2, 6 [ET], etc.; '
Teaching' 4, 3 [ET]; etc.)). (Cf. references under the word
αἵρεσις, 5.)
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