σχίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skid-. Cognates include Lithuanian skiedžiu, Latin scindō, and Sanskrit छिन्दन्ति (chindánti), and Old Armenian ցտիմ (cʿtim).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /skʰízdɔ͜ɔ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /skʰíz̚zoː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /sxíz̚zo/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /scíz̚zo/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /scízo/

Verb

σχίζω (skhizō) future: σχίσω aorist: ἔσχισα perfect m/p: ἔσχισμαι aorist passive: ἐσχίσθην

1. break, divide, open, rend, make a rent.

References

• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Strong’s concordance number: G4977