Greek verb · G1308
διαφέρω
diapherodee-af-er'-o
trans.; Intrans.
13 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diaphérō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1308is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1308
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
The King James renders it: be better, carry, differ from, drive up and down, be (more) excellent, make matter, publish, be of more value.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
diaphero is rendered "trans.; Intrans.". It stands 13 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Three of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "trans.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:26διαφέρετε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eight of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: trans., and Intrans..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| trans.__(a) to carry through | Tagged as
| WhereMark 11:16And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. |
| Intrans.__(a) to differ | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 13, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διαφέρει4
- διαφέρετε3
- διαφέροντα2
- διαφέρετε.¶1
- διαφερομένων1
- διενέγκῃ1
- διεφέρετο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural4V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter plural2V-PAP-APN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2AAS-3S
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PPP-GPM
Matthew
three uses
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- διαφέρετεdiaphereteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are more valuable
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- διαφέρετεdiaphereteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are worth more
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
- διαφέρειdiaphereiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is more valuable
Mark
one use
And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
- διενέγκῃdienegkeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may carry
Luke
two uses
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- διαφέρετε.¶diaphereteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you are more valuable
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
- διαφέρετεdiaphereteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are valuable
Acts
two uses
And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
- διεφέρετοdiepheretoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Was carried
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
- διαφερομένωνdiapheromenonverb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: being driven about
Romans
one use
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- διαφέρονταdiapherontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: being superior
1 Corinthians
one use
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
- διαφέρειdiaphereiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: differs
Galatians
two uses
But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
- διαφέρειdiaphereiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: makes a difference
What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.
- διαφέρειdiaphereiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he differs
Philippians
one use
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- διαφέρονταdiapherontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: being excellent
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.