Greek · G4214, G3123, G1308 · unreviewed

πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε

Interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many) · (adverbially) more (in a greater degree) or rather · to spread/surpass

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πόσος G4214 interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Pronunciation pósos
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μᾶλλον G3123 (adverbially) more (in a greater degree) or rather
Pronunciation mâllon
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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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What does πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε (posō mallon hymeis diapherete) mean in the Bible?

πόσος · μᾶλλον · διαφέρω is a Greek word meaning "how much more you are worth".

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Meaning

how much more you are worth
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:23
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:21
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 15:17
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 21:20
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Mark 8:20
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 7:11 · Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:12 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:24 · Luke 12:28 · Rom 11:12 · Rom 11:24 · Phlm 1:16 · Heb 9:14 · Heb 10:29 11×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:34 · Matt 16:9 · Mark 6:38 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:19
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 27:13 · Mark 15:4
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:5 · Luke 16:7
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 16:10
Discourse Aspect
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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