Dictionary entry

διαιρέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δι-αιρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for בּתר (as Ge 15:10), חלק (as Jos 18:5), etc.;]

1. to divide into parts, cut asunder.

2. to distribute: c. acc. rei, dat. pers., Lk 15:12, I Co 12:11.†