Dichostasia denotes disruptive division, named among hostile practices and caused contrary to received teaching.

The term denotes disruptive divisions: it is listed among hostile practices in Galatians 5:20 and identified in Romans 16:17 as something caused contrary to the teaching received.

1. Disruptive divisions · dominant

   In Galatians 5:20, the nominative plural form occurs in a list that includes enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, rivalries, and factions; the APB renders the list with “dissensions.” In Romans 16:17, the accusative plural form is the object of what certain people cause, alongside stumbling blocks contrary to learned teaching; the APB likewise renders the clause “those who cause dissensions.”

   Galatians 5:20Romans 16:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “dissensions” in both cited verses, once within a list and once as something certain people cause. This repeated English wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than establishing a finer distinction.