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Lexicon :: Strong's G1308 - diapherō

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διαφέρω
Transliteration
diapherō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-af-er'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:62,1252

Strong’s Definitions

διαφέρω diaphérō, dee-af-er'-o; from G1223 and G5342; to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass:—be better, carry, differ from, drive up and down, be (more) excellent, make matter, publish, be of more value.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G1308 in the following manner: be better (3x), be of more value (2x), differ from (2x), should carry (1x), publish (1x), drive up and down (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G1308 in the following manner: be better (3x), be of more value (2x), differ from (2x), should carry (1x), publish (1x), drive up and down (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to bear or carry through any place

  2. to carry different ways

    1. to carry in different directions, to different places

      1. of people who are carried hither and thither in a ship, driven to and fro

    2. to differ, to test, prove, the good things that differ,

      1. to distinguish between good and evil, lawful and unlawful, to approve of things that excel, to differ from one

      2. to excel, surpass one

    3. impersonally, it makes a difference, it matters, is of importance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διαφέρω diaphérō, dee-af-er'-o; from G1223 and G5342; to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass:—be better, carry, differ from, drive up and down, be (more) excellent, make matter, publish, be of more value.
STRONGS G1308:
διαφέρω; 2 aorist διήνεγκον [but the subjunctive 3 person singular διενέγκῃ (Mark 11:16), the only aorist form which occurs, can come as well from 1 aorist διήνεγκα; cf. Veitch, under the word φέρω, at the end]; passive [present διαφέρομαι]; imperfect διεφερόμην; [from Homer (h. Merc. 255), Pindar down];
1. to bear or carry through any place: σκεῦος διὰ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Mark 11:16.
2. to carry different ways, i. e.,
a. transitive, to carry in different directions, to different places: thus, persons are said διαφέρεσθαι, who are carried hither and thither in a ship, driven to and fro, Acts 27:27 (Strabo 3, 2, 7, p. 144; σκάφος ὑπ’ ἐναντίων πνευμάτων διαφερόμενον, Philo, migr. Abr. § 27; Lucian, Hermot. 28; often in Plutarch); metaphorically, to spread abroad: διεφέρετο ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου δἰ ὅλης τῆς χώρας, Acts 13:49, (ἀγγελιας, Lucian, dial. deor. 24, 1; φήμη διαφέρεται, Plutarch, mor., p. 163 d.).
b. intransitive (like the Latin differo) to differ: δοκιμάζειν τὰ διαφέροντα, to test, prove, the things that differ, i. e. to distinguish between good and evil, lawful and unlawful, Romans 2:18; Philippians 1:10 (διάκρισις καλοῦ τε καὶ κακοῦ, Hebrews 5:14); cf. Thol. Commentary on Romans, p. 111 edition 5.; Theophilus of Antioch ad Autol., p. 6, Otto edition δοκιμάζοντες τὰ διαφέροντα, ἤτοι φῶς, ἢ σκότος, ἢ λευκὸν, ἢ μέλαν κτλ.); [others, adopting a secondary sense of each verb in the above passages, translate (cf. A. V.) to approve the things that excel; see Meyer (yet, cf. Weiss edition) on Romans, the passage cited; Ellicott on Philippians, the passage cited]. διαφέρω τινός, to differ from one, i. e. to excel, surpass one: Matthew 6:26; Matthew 10:31; Matthew 12:12; Luke 12:7, 24 (often so in Attic authors); τινὸς ἔν τινι, 1 Corinthians 15:41; [τινὸς οὐδέν, Galatians 4:1].
c. impersonally, διαφέρει, it makes a difference, it matters, is of importance: οὐδέν μοι διαφέρει, it matters nothing to me, Galatians 2:6, (Plato, Prot., p. 316 b. ἡμῖν οὐδὲν διαφέρει, p. 358 e.; de rep. 1, p. 340 c.; Demosthenes 124, 3 (in Philippians 3, 50); Polybius 3, 21, 9; Aelian v. h. 1, 25; others; [cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 394; Wetstein (1752) on Galatians, the passage cited]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:26; 10:31; 12:12
Mark
11:16; 11:16
Luke
12:7; 12:24
Acts
13:49; 27:27
Romans
2:18
1 Corinthians
15:41
Galatians
2:6; 4:1
Philippians
1:10; 3
Hebrews
5:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1308 matches the Greek διαφέρω (diapherō),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:31 - So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:12 - How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:16 - and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:7 - Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:49 - The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:27 - On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[fn] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:18 - if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:41 - The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:6 - As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:1 - What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:10 - so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
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