Greek Word Study · Strong’s G1290
διασπορά
diaspora · “dispersion”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
δια-σπορά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(διασπείρω), [in LXX of Israelites dispersed and exiled in foreign lands, as Deu.28:25 (זַעֲוָה) Deu.30:4 (נָדַח ni.), Isa.49:6 (נער); by meton., of the exiles themselves (as Psa.147:2, 2Ma.1:27) ;]
a dispersion: δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων, Jhn.7:35; metaphorically, of Christians (DB, iii, 782 f.), Jas.1:1, 1Pe.1:1 (see Hort, in ll).†
(διασπείρω), [in LXX of Israelites dispersed and exiled in foreign lands, as Deu.28:25 (זַעֲוָה) Deu.30:4 (נָדַח ni.), Isa.49:6 (נער); by meton., of the exiles themselves (as Psa.147:2, 2Ma.1:27) ;]
a dispersion: δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων, Jhn.7:35; metaphorically, of Christians (DB, iii, 782 f.), Jas.1:1, 1Pe.1:1 (see Hort, in ll).†
Where it appears
John1
James1
1 Peter1
In the text
John 7:35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
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