diaforos

Strong’sG1313

differing, different, excellent

stem diafor-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

διά-φορος, -ον

(< διαφέρω), [in LXX for שְׁנָא (Da 7:7, 19); also as in Polyb., iv, 188, al., Τὸ δ., τὰ δ., money: Si 27:1 42:5, II Mac 3:6;]

1. different: Ro 12:6, He 9:10.

2. excellent: compar., -ώτερος, He 1:4 8:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1313 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-af'-or-os

varying; also surpassing

Fromfrom G1308;

King Jamesdiffering, divers, more excellent.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

διάφορ-ος, ον,
different, unlike, Refs 5th c.BC+: with genitive, differing from, Refs 5th c.BC+
b several, various, κατὰ τὰς δ. ὕλας NT+1st c.BC+
c ambiguous, Refs 5th c.AD+
2 differing or disagreeing with another, πολλοῖς δ. εἰμι Refs 5th c.BC+; especially in hostile sense, at variance with, Κλεομένεϊ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀλλήλοις, ἑαυτοῖς, Refs 5th c.BC+ one's adversary, Refs 4th c.BC+
3 excellent, distinguished, remarkable, Refs 4th c.BC+: comparative, ὄνομα NT
4 making a difference to one,
4.a in good sense, advantageous, profitable, important, δ. ἑτέρου μᾶλλον Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b rarely in bad sense, disagreeable, γείτονα γείτονι μηδὲν ποιεῖν δ. Refs
II as substantive, διάφορον, τό,
II.1 difference, σμικρόν τι τὸ δ. εὕροι τις ἄν Refs 5th c.BC+; διάφορα πολλὰ θεῶν βροτοῖσιν εἰσορῶ I see many differences between gods and men, Refs 5th c.BC+; μέγα τὸ δ. ἐστι (variant{διαφέρον}) Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 what concerns one, τῶν ἡμῖν ἐς τὰ μέγιστα διαφόρων matters of the greatest concern to us, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 difference, disagreement, ἕνεκα τῶν αὐτοῖς ἰδίᾳ δ. on account of their private differences, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ Ἀθηναίων δ. difference with the Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 in reference to money-matters, difference, balance, Refs 4th c.BC+; expenditure, Refs 4th c.BC+: in plural, expenses, Refs 4th c.BC+; losses, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.4.b ready money, cash, χρείας γενομένης ἀναγκαίας τῷ δήμῳ διαφόρου Refs; sum of money, Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.: plural, Refs 2nd c.BC+; interest, ἐπὶ διαφόρῳ ἡμιολίας Refs 3rd c.AD+; price, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.5 expenses of carriage, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III adverb -ρως with a difference, τοῖς παροῦσιν ἤθεσι δ. πολιτεύειν Refs 5th c.BC+; in a variety of ways, Refs 1st c.BC+: comparative -ώτερονRefs
III.2 δ. ἔχειν differ,Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; δ. ἔχειν τινί to differ with.., Refs 4th c.BC+
III.3 pre-eminently, πρᾶος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος τῶν ἄλλων δ. ὤν Refs 1st c.AD+; δ. συναρέσκει Refs 4th c.BC+; excellently, with distinction, ἀγωνίσασθαιRefs 2nd c.BC+: comparative -ώτερονRefs 5th c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

excellent2×differ1×various1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	diaforos	diaforas	diaforem	diaforois	diaforais	diaforeim1×διάφορα
object accusative	diaforon	diaforan		diaforoin	diaforain
direct address vocative	diaforor	diaforar		diaforoir	diaforair
of, belonging to genitive	diaforou	diaforau	diaforeu	diaforoiu	diaforaiu	diaforeiu
to, for dative	diaforo	diafora	diafore	diaforoi1×διαφόροις	diaforai	diaforei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

diaforstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

diafor is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

diaforoi“various”to, fordative plural1×

Hebrews 9:10“various”monem epi brōmei kai pomei kai diaforoi baptismoi, dikaiōmeim sarkau mechris kairou diorthōsiau …They consist only in food and drink and special washings — external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

diaforeim“differ”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Romans 12:6“differ”… kata tan charitan tan dōirantan ni diaforeim, eite profēteian kata tan analogian tau …… different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his …

diaforoterem1×

Hebrews 1:4tosoute kreittonos generantos toiu angeloiu hose diaforoterem para autoin klēronomatē onomem.… the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

diaforoterau1×

Hebrews 8:6nuni de diaforoterau tuchatē leitourgiau, hose kai kreittonau atō …… Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He …