What does διάφορος (diáphoros) mean in the Bible?
διάφορος (diáphoros): Denotes both "different" and "superior/excellent," with comparative form emphasizing Christ's transcendent superiority.
Greek · G1313
διάφορος
Varying; also surpassing
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διάφορος G1313
Pronunciation diáphoros
What does διάφορος (diáphoros) mean in the Bible?
διάφορος (diáphoros): Denotes both "different" and "superior/excellent," with comparative form emphasizing Christ's transcendent superiority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1313?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] excellent (1), different (1), more excellent (1), special (1).
Where does διάφορος (diáphoros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 12:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [is] excellent 1× Hebrews 1:4
different 1× Romans 12:6
more excellent 1× Hebrews 8:6
special 1× Hebrews 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 12:6 διάφορα to different Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Hebrews 1:4 διαφορώτερον to [is] excellent Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Hebrews 8:6 διαφορωτέρας to more excellent Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative Hebrews 9:10 διαφόροις to special Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 12:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
διάφορα 1x diaphora Romans 12:6
διαφόροις 1x diaphorois Hebrews 9:10
διαφορωτέρας 1x diaphorōteras Hebrews 8:6
διαφορώτερον 1x diaphorōteron Hebrews 1:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Romans 12:6
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative 1x Hebrews 1:4
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 9:10
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative 1x Hebrews 8:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes both "different" and "superior/excellent," with comparative form emphasizing Christ's transcendent superiority.
Strong's G1313
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 4 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
varying; also surpassing
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Denotes both "different" and "superior/excellent," with comparative form emphasizing Christ's transcendent superiority.
(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 ;]
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 12:6 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
διάφορα, diafora
differing, different, excellent
Read verse Hebrews 1:4 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
διαφορώτερον diaforwteron
differing, different, excellent
Read verse Hebrews 8:6 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
διαφορωτέρας diaforwterav
differing, different, excellent
Read verse Hebrews 9:10 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
διαφόροις diaforoiv
differing, different, excellent
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:6 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Heb 9:10 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 12:6 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:4 1×
Word Origins
διάφορος is built from this root:
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