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διασπορά

MainId: 001305000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1290

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001305001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: διασπορά

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ᾶς

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'σπείρω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001305001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 15.137

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Linear Movement

      LEXSubDomains: Disperse, Scatter

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-07 20:37:09

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:διασπείρω} ‘to scatter,’ {D:15.136}) the region or area in which persons have been scattered (particularly a reference to the nation of Israel which had been scattered throughout the ancient world)

         Glosses: ['region in which people are scattered', 'diaspora']

         Comments: For the most part, the phrase ταῖς δώδεκα φυλαῖς in {S:05900100100028} has been interpreted as a reference to believers in Christ. In translating, one may render the term διασπορά as ‘in all the regions where they have been scattered,’ thus rendering this expression in {S:05900100100028} as ‘greetings to all of God’s people in all of the regions in which they have been scattered.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 7:35, YAC 1:1, 1PET 1:1