Dictionary entry

διαφέρω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δια-φέρω

[in LXX for שְׁנָא (Da 7 only); I Ki 17:39, Es 3:13, al.;]

1. trans.,

(a) to carry through: seq. διά, Mk 11:16;

(b) to carry about, spread abroad: pass., Ac 13:4927:27.

2. Intrans.,

(a) to differ: τὰ διαφέροντα, Ro 2:18, Phl 1:10 (R, mg., but v. infr.); impers., διαφέρει, it makes a difference, it matters: Ga 2:6;

(b) to excel: c. gen. Mt 6:2610:3112:12, Lk 12:7, 24, I Co 15:41, Ga 4:1; τὰ διαφέροντα, Ro 2:18, Phl 1:10 (R, txt.; for discussion and reff. v. ICC on Ro, Phl, ll. c.).†