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διαφέρω

διαφέρω

Ancient Greek

Verb

διαφέρω (diaphérō)

  1. to carry over or across, to carry from one to another
    1. (of time) to go through, live, continue
    2. to bear through, bear to the end
    3. to bear to the end, go through with
  2. to carry different ways, to toss about
    1. to spread
    2. to tear asunder
    3. to give
    4. (ἐράνους διαφέρω = διαλύσομα) to pay them up
  3. (intransitive) to differ
    1. (impersonal) it makes a difference
    2. (substantive) the difference, the odds
    3. to be different from a man, generally in point of excess, to surpass
    4. to prevail
    5. to quarrel, struggle
    6. to come between, intervene
    7. to belong to
  4. (passive) to differ, be at variance, quarrel

Inflection

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαφέρω (diaphérō, to differ), from διά- (diá-) + φέρω (phérō)

Verb

διαφέρω (diaféro) (simple past διέφερα)

  1. differ, be different, vary

Conjugation

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