Dictionary entry

διάφορος

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

διά-φορος, -ον

(< διαφέρω), [in LXX for שְׁנָא (Da 7:7, 19); also as in Polyb., iv, 188, al., Τὸ δ., τὰ δ., money: Si 27:1 42:5, II Mac 3:6;]

1. different: Ro 12:6, He 9:10.

2. excellent: compar., -ώτερος, He 1:48:6.†