διαφέρω
diapherō
to spread/surpass
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word "diapherō" (Strong's 1308) conveys the idea of spreading or surpassing something. Its core meaning suggests a comparison or contrast between two things, where one is found to be greater or superior to the other. This word is used 13 times in the Bible. In its range of usage, "diapherō" is applied in various contexts. Sometimes it highlights the superiority of God's gifts or character over human offerings and limitations. In other instances, it emphasizes the superiority of a chosen person or thing over its peers or alternatives. This word is not limited to purely negative connotations; it can also be used to celebrate the greatness of God, his works, or his people. The significance of "diapherō" can be seen in its emphasis on God's supremacy and the superiority of what he accomplishes through his people. This word underscores the importance of recognition and appreciation of what is greater and better, whether that is God himself or the gifts and works he has given to humanity.
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Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences across the text
See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
Matthew 10:31Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 12:12Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day.”
Mark 11:16He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.
Luke 12:7But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
Acts 13:49The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.
Acts 27:27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
Romans 2:18know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
Galatians 2:6But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
Galatians 4:1But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,
Philippians 1:10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,