to divide
diamerizo describes apportioning items among people, or being split into opposing parts.
The predominant use concerns apportioning a cup, possessions, or garments among persons; the remaining uses describe a kingdom, household, or family becoming split against itself, with one occurrence portraying tongues as dividing.
Senses in use
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Apportioning items among persons · dominant
The term marks the distribution of tangible things: in Acts 2:45 the APB renders the clause "distributed them to all according to each one's need," and in Luke 22:17 it renders "Take this and divide it among yourselves." In Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, Luke 23:34, and John 19:24, the forms occur in the soldiers' handling of garments alongside casting lots.
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Being split into opposing sides · common
Passive forms describe a kingdom divided against itself in Luke 11:17 and Luke 11:18, and persons within one house set "three against two and two against three" in Luke 12:52. Luke 12:53 extends this division to opposed family relationships.
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Dividing appearance of tongues · rare
In Acts 2:3, the present middle participle describes tongues appearing "dividing as of fire" before the statement that it sat upon each person.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "distributed" for possessions in Acts 2:45 and "divide" for a cup, garments, kingdoms, households, and family relations. These renderings present the verse-level contexts only.