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diakrínō

made distinctions

To distinguish or differentiate by making a judgment, evaluate, consider carefully so as to reach a decision or draw a distinction; in passive or middle forms, to be uncertain or to doubt, to hesitate or waver in judgment. Contextually, it may mean: to separate one thing from another (literally or mentally), to discern between options or persons, to make a legal or ethical judgment, or (involuntarily) to be uncertain or divided in mind.

G1252

James 2:4 · Word #2

Lexicon G1252

Lemmaδιακρίνω
Transliterationdiakrínō
Strong'sG1252
DefinitionTo distinguish or differentiate by making a judgment, evaluate, consider carefully so as to reach a decision or draw a distinction; in passive or middle forms, to be uncertain or to doubt, to hesitate or waver in judgment. Contextually, it may mean: to separate one thing from another (literally or mentally), to discern between options or persons, to make a legal or ethical judgment, or (involuntarily) to be uncertain or divided in mind.

Morphology V AOR PASS IND 2P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasemade distinctions
Literalbeen-divided / discriminated

Lexical Info

Lemmaδιακρίνω
Strong'sG1252

SIBI-P1 Translation G1252-15

you were divided

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), passive voice, indicative mood, second person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist passive indicative, second person plural, denotes a completed action experienced by the subject: "you were divided." This preserves the root sense of being separated or distinguished through judgment, and reflects the passive nuance of being divided or set apart.

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