διαφέρω diapherō

Greek word for “to spread/surpass” · Strong’s G1308 · used 13 times in 13 verses

Explore it in the Word Atlas

Meaning

δια-φέρω; 1. trans.; (a) to carry through: before διά;

How it is translated

Glosses given for diapherō in context, with how often each is used:

• more valuable 3
• differs 2
• worth more 1
• may carry 1
• valuable 1
• carried 1
• being driven about 1
• being superior 1
• makes a difference 1
• being excellent 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 12 (2), Matthew 6 (1), Matthew 10 (1), Matthew 12 (1), Mark 11 (1), Acts 13 (1), Acts 27 (1), Romans 2 (1), 1 Corinthians 15 (1), Galatians 2 (1)

Forms

• διαφέρετε 4
• διαφέρει 4
• διαφέροντα 2
• διενέγκῃ 1
• διεφέρετο 1
• διαφερομένων 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with diapherō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• στρουθίον strouthion “sparrow” 2
• ἀποθήκη apothēkē “storehouse” 2
• τρέφω trephō “to feed” 2
• πετεινός peteinos “bird” 2
• θερίζω therizō “to reap” 2
• δοκιμάζω dokimazō “to test” 2
• πόσος posos “how much/many?” 2
• χώρα chōra “country” 2
• σπείρω speirō “to sow” 2
• μᾶλλον mallon “more” 2
• φοβέω phobeō “to fear” 2
• οὐδέ oude “nor” 2

Key verses

The verses using diapherō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:26 — Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than…
• Matthew 10:31 — Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
• Matthew 12:12 — How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
• Luke 12:7 — But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
• Luke 12:24 — Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
• Acts 13:49 — And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
• Acts 27:27 — But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
• Romans 2:18 — And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
• 1 Corinthians 15:41 — There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
• Galatians 2:6 — But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in…
• Galatians 4:1 — Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
• Philippians 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.