Different
διάφοροςStrong’s G1313diaphoros
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diaphoros is the Greek word usually translated “more excellent”, “different” and “various”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;”
Meaning
Usually translated “more excellent”, “different” and “various”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- more excellent 2
- different 1
- in various 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
- Hebrews 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
- Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Greek dictionary
διάφορος diaphoros · different
διά-φορος, -ον (διαφέρω), [in LXX for שְׁנָא (Dan.7:7, 19); also as in Polyb., iv, 188, al., Τὸ δ., τὰ δ., money: Sir.27:1 42:5, 2Ma.3:6 ;] 1. different: Rom.12:6, Heb.9:10. 2. excellent: compar., -ώτερος, Heb.1:4 8:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “different” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DIFFERENT, adjective
- Distinct; separate; not the same; as, we belong to different churches or nations.
- Various or contrary; of various or contrary natures, forms or qualities; unlike; dissimilar; as different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence.
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.