What does διαφέρω · σκεῦος mean in the Bible?
διαφέρω · σκεῦος is a Greek phrase meaning "carry a vessel/object".
Greek · G1308, G4632
διενέγκῃ σκεῦος
To spread/surpass · vessel
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διαφέρω G1308 to spread/surpass
Pronunciation diaphérō
To surpass or excel; also to matter or make a difference in significance or value.
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σκεῦος G4632 vessel
Pronunciation skeûos
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What does διενέγκῃ σκεῦος (dienenkē skeuos) mean in the Bible?
διαφέρω · σκεῦος is a Greek phrase meaning "carry a vessel/object".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1308, G4632?
G1308, G4632 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. carry a vessel/object
Source Gloss
carry a vessel/object
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 13 Tenses Present, Aorist, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 9×
Present Active Matt 6:26 · Matt 10:31 · Luke 12:7 · Luke 12:24 · Matt 12:12 · 1 Cor 15:41 · Gal 2:6 · Gal 4:1 8×
Imperfect Passive Acts 13:49 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Rom 2:18 · Phil 1:10 2×
Present Passive Acts 27:27 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Mark 11:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 11 imperfect 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 11 passive 2
Mood
indicative 9 participle 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:26 διαφέρετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 10:31 διαφέρετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:12 διαφέρει present active indicative ongoing Mark 11:16 διενέγκῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 12:24 διαφέρετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 12:7 διαφέρετε present active indicative ongoing Acts 13:49 διεφέρετο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 27:27 διαφερομένων present passive participle participle Romans 2:18 διαφέροντα present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 15:41 διαφέρει present active indicative ongoing Galatians 2:6 διαφέρει present active indicative ongoing Galatians 4:1 διαφέρει present active indicative ongoing Philippians 1:10 διαφέροντα present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διενέγκῃ σκεῦος is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain