To explain
διασαφέωStrong’s G1285diasapheō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diasapheō is the Greek word usually translated “do explain” and “narrated”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do explain” and “narrated”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do explain 1
- they narrated 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
διασαφέω diasapheō · to explain
δια-σαφέω, -ῶ (σαφής, clear), [in LXX: Deu.1:5 (בָּאַר pi.), Dan LXX 2:6 (חָוָה aphel.), I-III Ma 9 * ;] to make clear, explain fully: with accusative of thing(s), dative of person(s), Mat.13:26 18:31.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “explain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXPLA'IN, verb transitive
[Latin explano; ex and planus, plain, open, smooth.]
All definitions and other forms of “explain”
EXPLA'IN, verb intransitive
To give explanations.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.