"different, diverse, of different kinds, Rom. 12:6; Heb. 9:10; excellent, superior, Heb. 1:4; 8:6*"
Definition and meaning
different, diverse, of different kinds, Rom. 12:6; Heb. 9:10; excellent, superior, Heb. 1:4; 8:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: διάφορος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of diaphoros (G1313) across the King James Bible.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
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Common questions
Strong's G1313 (diaphoros) is a Greek word that means: different, diverse, of different kinds, Rom. 12:6; Heb. 9:10; excellent, superior, Heb. 1:4; 8:6* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word diaphoros (G1313) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1313 is diaphoros, a Greek word defined as: different, diverse, of different kinds, Rom. 12:6; Heb. 9:10; excellent, superior, Heb. 1:4; 8:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diaphoros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.