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6.
(
, 581**), lit., “to be away from” ( , “from,”
, “to be, become”;
here signifies “separation”), is used in 1 Pet. 2:24 of the
believer’s attitude towards sin as the result of Christ’s having borne our sins in His body
on the tree;
RV
, “having died unto sins,” the aorist or momentary tense, expressing an
event in the past.¶
: & * $
, “to destroy,” is found in the middle voice in some mss. in John
18:14, and translated “die.” The most authentic mss. have
(No. 2, above).
DIFFER, DIFFERING, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENCE
A. Verbs.
1.
(
!$
, 1308), lit., “to bear through, carry different ways,” hence, “to
be different from,” is said of the stars, 1 Cor. 15:41; of a child under age in comparison
with a servant, Gal. 4:1; in Phil. 1:10, marg., “things that differ,” for “things that are
excellent. See
BETTER
(be).
2.
(
$&
, 3307) denotes “to divide” (from
, “a part”: the root
indicates distribution, or measuring out, and is seen in
, “a district”). In 1 Cor. 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
.
3.
(
$&
, 1252), lit., “to separate throughout, to make a distinction,”
Acts 15:9,
RV
, is translated “to make to differ,” in 1 Cor. 4:7. In Jude 22, where the
middle voice is used, the
KJV
has “making a difference”; the
RV
, adopting the alternative
reading, the accusative case, has “who are in doubt,” a meaning found in Matt. 21:21;
Mark 11:23; Acts 10:20; Rom. 14:23; Jas. 1:6; 2:4. See
CONTEND
.
B. Nouns.
1.
(
&$
, 1243) lit. signifies “to take asunder,” from
, “apart,” and
, “to take” (Eng., “diaeresis,” i.e., distinguishing two successive vowels as separate
sounds); it is rendered in the
KJV
, “diversities” in 1 Cor. 12:4 and 1 Cor. 12:6
“differences” in v. 5;
RV
, “diversities,” in each place.¶
2.
(
)
, 1293) signifies “a setting asunder” ( , “asunder,”
, “to
set, place, arrange”), hence, “a distinction”; in Rom. 3:22 and 10:12,
KJV
, “difference”;
RV
, “distinction”; in 1 Cor. 14:7 it is used of the “distinction” in musical sounds.¶
C. Adjectives.
1.
(
1 $
, 1313), akin to A, No. 1, signifies “varying in kind, different,
diverse.” It is used of spiritual gifts, Rom. 12:6; of ceremonial washings, Heb. 9:10
(“divers”). See
DIVERS
, and for its other meaning, in Heb. 1:4; 8:6, see
EXCELLENT
.¶
2.
(
M $
, 2087),
RV
, “different,” for
KJV
, “another,” in Rom. 7:23; 2 Cor.
11:4; Gal. 1:6; cf. 1 Tim. 1:3; 6:3. See
ANOTHER
.
DIFFICULTY
(
, 3433) signifies “with difficulty, hardly” (from
, “toil”). In Luke
9:39, it is rendered “hardly,” of the “difficulty” in the departure of a demon. In Acts 27:7,