διασπορά
diasporadispersionHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
δια-σπορά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(διασπείρω), [in LXX of Israelites dispersed and exiled in foreign lands, as Deuteronomy 28:25 (זַעֲוָה) Deuteronomy 30:4 (נָדַח ni.), Isaiah 49:6 (נער); by meton., of the exiles themselves (as Psalm 147:2, 2Ma.1.27) ;]
a dispersion: δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων, John 7:35; metaphorically, of Christians (DB, iii, 782 f.), James 1:1, 1 Peter 1:1 (see Hort, in ll).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διασπορά:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- John 7:35Διασπορὰν · are dispersedAt this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
- James 1:1Διασπορᾷ · DispersionJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
- 1 Peter 1:1Διασπορᾶς · of [the] DispersionPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen