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1308 – διαφέρω (diaphero)

be better


Type:
Verb
Greek: διαφέρω (diaphero)
Pronunciation: dee-af-er-o    Listen
Gematria: 1420(4 + 10 + 1 + 500 + 5 + 100 + 800)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G1223 and G5342
Usage: 13 times in NT

Description

  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.


Origin

From G1223 and G5342:

διάdiaG1223by
φέρωpheroG5342bring

Word root

Word with diaphero as root:

διάφοροςdiaphorosG1313more excellent

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into diaphero :

שְׁנָאshenaA8133to change

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active subj. second aorist active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-2AAS-3S-1
VERB Verb
imp. pass. ind. imperfect passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IPI-3S-1
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PAI-2P-4
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S-4
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
accusative pl. Neutral accusative plural Neutral
V-PAP-APN-2
VERB Verb
pres. pass. part. present passive Participle
genitive pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
V-PPP-GPM-1


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References (13 occurances in 13 verses)




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