Word Study · Strong's G1290 · Greek

διασπορά

diaspora

dee-as-por-ah'

Strong's 1890 spelling: diasporá

“dispersion, i.e. (specially and concretely) the (converted) Israelite resident in Gentile countries”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

dispersion, i.e. (specially and concretely) the (converted) Israelite resident in Gentile countries

Rendered in the KJV as

(which are) scattered (abroad).

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

διασπορᾷ1
διασπορὰν1
διασπορᾶς1

How it is rendered · 2

Dispersion2
of [the] Dispersion1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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N-ASF · 1
N-DSF · 1
N-GSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

John1 of 3 · 33%
James1 of 3 · 33%
1 Peter1 of 3 · 33%

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John1 occurrence

John 7:35διασπορὰνdiasporannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAt this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?here: Dispersion

James1 occurrence

James 1:1διασπορᾷdiasporanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.here: Dispersion

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 1:1διασπορᾶςdiasporasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosenhere: of [the] Dispersion

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