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G1259 · Greek · New Testament
διαλλάσσω
Diallasso
Verb
Reconcile / Exchange / Make Peace

Definition

The Greek verb diallasso means to reconcile, make peace between parties, or exchange from a state of enmity to one of friendship. It is a stronger form of allasso (to change), with dia intensifying the completeness of the exchange.

Usage & Theological Significance

Diallasso appears in Matthew 5:24, where Jesus commands reconciliation with one's brother before bringing an offering to the altar. This teaching is startling: the vertical relationship with God is conditioned by the horizontal relationship with one's neighbor. Worship offered without reconciled relationships is unacceptable. The word captures the relational essence of the Kingdom — transformed human relationships flowing from transformed hearts.

Key Bible Verses

Matthew 5:24 Leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
Romans 5:10 For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
2 Corinthians 5:18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
Ephesians 2:16 And in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
Colossians 1:20 And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

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