Definition
δι-ίσπημι
(Rec. διΐσ), [in LXX: Ezekiel 5:1 (חָלַק pi.), Proverbs 17:9 (פָּרַד hi.), etc. ;]
to set apart, separate; of time (or space), to make an interval, intervene: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς, Luke 22:59; βραχὺ διαστήσαντες, Acts 27:28. In pass., mid. and 2 aor., pf. and plpf. act., to part, withdraw: Luke 24:51.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διΐστημι:
- עָרַםa.ram“to pile up”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 22:59διαστάσης · laterAbout an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
- Luke 24:51διέστη · He leftWhile He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
- Acts 27:28διαστήσαντες · GoingThey took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.