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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

lit., "to bear through, carry different ways," hence, "to be different from," is said of the stars, 1Cr 15:41; of a child under age in comparison with a servant, Gal 4:1; in Phl 1:10, marg., "things that differ," for "things that are excellent.
See BETTER (be).

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

denotes "to divide" (from meros, "a part:" the root mer--, indicates distribution, or measuring out, and is seen in meris, "a district"). In 1Cr 7:34 the perfect tense of the Passive Voice is translated "there is a difference." Some take the verb with what precedes, with reference to the married brother, and translate "he has been divided."
See DEAL, DISTRIBUTE, DIVIDE, GIVE, PART.

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

lit., "to separate throughout, to make a distinction," Act 15:9; RV is translated "to make to differ," in 1Cr 4:7. In Jud 1:22, where the Middle Voice is used, the AV has "making a difference," the RV, adopting the alternative reading, the accusative case, has "who are in doubt," a meaning found in Mat 21:21; Mar 11:23; Act 10:20; Rom 14:23; Jam 1:6; 2:4.
See CONTEND.

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

lit. signifies "to take asunder," from dia, "apart," and haireo, "to take" (Eng., "diaeresis," i.e., distinguishing two successive vowels as separate sounds); it is rendered in the AV, "diversities" in 1Cr 12:4, 6; "differences" in ver. 5; RV, "diversities," in each place.

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

signifies "a setting asunder" (dia, "asunder," stello, "to set, place, arrange"), hence, "a distinction;" in Rom 3:22; 10:12, AV, "difference;" RV, "distinction;" in 1Cr 14:7 it is used of the "distinction" in musical sounds.

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

akin to A, No. 1, signifies "varying in kind, different, diverse." It is used of spiritual gifts, Rom 12:6; of ceremonial washings, Hbr 9:10 ("divers").
See DIVERS, and for its other meaning, in Hbr 1:4; 8:6, see EXCELLENT.

Differ, Differing, Different, Difference:

RV, "different," for AV, "another," in Rom 7:23; 2Cr 11:4; Gal 1:6; cp. 1Ti 1:3; 6:3.
See ANOTHER.