UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: διαφέρω; aor.subj.; διενέγκω

Related lemmas: φέρω

Sense 1: to carry through, to take through

Semantic entry: 15.196

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Carry, Bear

Definition: to carry or take something through an area or structure

MRK 11:16: RV MRK 11:16 · LV MRK 11:16 · Read together MRK 11:16

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OET-RV MRK 11:16

16 and stopped others from carrying goods through the temple.

OET-LV MRK 11:16

16 And was_ not _allowing that anyone may _carry_ an_object _through through the temple.

ACT 13:49: RV ACT 13:49 · LV ACT 13:49 · Read together ACT 13:49

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49 So from there, the master’s message spread throughout the entire region.

OET-LV ACT 13:49

49 And the message of _the master was _being _carried _through through all the region.

Sense 2: to drive about, to carry about

Semantic entry: 15.163

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Drive Along, Carry Along

Definition: to cause to move in various directions by means of a force

ACT 27:27: RV ACT 27:27 · LV ACT 27:27 · Read together ACT 27:27

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27 So it happened that in the middle of our fourteenth night of being blown across the Adrias Sea, the sailors suspected that we were nearing land.

OET-LV ACT 27:27

27 But when the_fourteenth night became, us being _carried _through in the Adrias _Sea, to the_middle of _the night, the sailors were _suspecting a_certain to _be _coming _near to _them land.

Sense 3: to differ from, to be different from

Semantic entry: 58.41

Semantic domains: Nature, Class, Example

Subdomains: Different Kind or Class

Definition: to be different from someone or something

CO1 15:41: RV CO1 15:41 · LV CO1 15:41 · Read together CO1 15:41

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41 The sun, the moon, and the stars all have their own different types of beauty, and even the beauty of stars differs from one to another.

OET-LV CO1 15:41

41 Another glory of_the_sun, and another glory of_the_moon, and another glory of_the_stars, because/for star by _star is _carrying _value in glory.

GAL 4:1: RV GAL 4:1 · LV GAL 4:1 · Read together GAL 4:1

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OET-RV GAL 4:1

4 But as long as the heir is underage, he’s no wealthier than a slave (even though he’ll become the master),

OET-LV GAL 4:1

4 And I _am _saying, because/for as _long _as time as _the heir is an_infant, nothing he _is _carrying _value from_a_slave, being master of _all things,

Sense 4: to be valuable, to have worth

Semantic entry: 65.6

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Valuable, Lacking in Value

Definition: to be of considerable value, in view of having certain distinctive characteristics

MAT 6:26: RV MAT 6:26 · LV MAT 6:26 · Read together MAT 6:26

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26 Think about the birds in the sky—they don’t plant seeds or harvest crops or gather grain into barns, but it’s your heavenly father who feeds them. Aren’t each of you worth more than them?

OET-LV MAT 6:26

26 Consider on the birds of _the sky, that they _are_ neither _sowing, nor are _they _reaping, nor are _they _gathering _together into barns, and the the heavenly father of _you _all is _feeding them, are_ not you _all _carrying _value more than them?

MAT 10:31: RV MAT 10:31 · LV MAT 10:31 · Read together MAT 10:31

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OET-RV MAT 10:31

31 so don’t worry about things, because you’re more valuable than any sparrows.

OET-LV MAT 10:31

31 Therefore be_ not _fearing, you _all are _carrying _value than many sparrows.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 6:26 · RV MAT 10:31 · RV MAT 12:12 · LV MAT 6:26 · LV MAT 10:31 · LV MAT 12:12 · Read together MAT 6:26 · Read together MAT 10:31 · Read together MAT 12:12

LUK: RV LUK 12:7 · RV LUK 12:24 · LV LUK 12:7 · LV LUK 12:24 · Read together LUK 12:7 · Read together LUK 12:24

ROM: RV ROM 2:18 · LV ROM 2:18 · Read together ROM 2:18

GAL: RV GAL 2:6 · LV GAL 2:6 · Read together GAL 2:6

PHP: RV PHP 1:10 · LV PHP 1:10 · Read together PHP 1:10

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

διαφέρω

Form 1

Sense 1: to carry through, to take through

Sense 2: to drive about, to carry about

Sense 3: to differ from, to be different from

Sense 4: to be valuable, to have worth