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G1293 - διαστολή (diastolē)

Core Data

  • Strong's: G1293
  • Original: διαστολή
  • Transliteration: diastolē
  • Pronunciation: dee-as-tol-ay
  • Part of Speech: Feminine noun
  • Occurrences: 3 unique verses / 3 tokens across 2 books
  • First Occurrence: Rom 3:22 - "Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:"
  • Hapax: No

Lexicon Definition

; from ; a variation:--difference, distinction.

The local lexicon entry does not preserve the source-word Strong's numbers in the "from" field, but it identifies the word as a noun of variation/difference and lists the complete NT usage set: Rom 3:22; Rom 10:12; 1 Cor 14:7.

Morphology

Reference Form Parsing
Rom 3:22 διαστολή N-NSF - nominative singular feminine
Rom 10:12 διαστολή N-NSF - nominative singular feminine
1 Cor 14:7 διαστολήν N-ASF - accusative singular feminine

Semantic Domains

Louw-Nida: - 058 - Nature, Class, Example - 058006 - Different Kind or Class

Other words in 058006: ἀλλάσσω (G236), ἄλλος (G243), ἄλλως (G247), διαίρεσις (G1243), διαφέρω (G1308), διάφορος (G1313), ἕτερος (G2087), ἑτέρως (G2088), παραλλαγή (G3883), παρεκτός (G3924), ποικίλος (G4164).

Domain Neighbors

Strong's Lemma Total vv Primary KJV Translation(s)
G236 ἀλλάσσω 3 be changed, changed
G243 ἄλλος 105 other, another
G247 ἄλλως 1 otherwise
G1243 διαίρεσις 3 diversities, differences
G1308 διαφέρω 5 better than, Are
G1313 διάφορος 4 a more excellent, differing
G2087 ἕτερος 69 another, other
G2088 ἑτέρως 1 otherwise
G3883 παραλλαγή 1 variableness
G3924 παρεκτός 3 except, saving
G4164 ποικίλος 7 with divers, divers

Translation Distribution (KJV)

Translation Verses %
difference 2 66.7%
a distinction 1 33.3%

Distribution by Book

Book Count Per 100 vv
Romans 2 0.5
1 Corinthians 1 0.2

Romans contains both theological/social uses; 1 Corinthians contains the single analogy from distinguishable sound.

Semantic Categories

1. No Distinction in the Scope of Righteousness by Faith

  • Rom 3:22 - "Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:"

2. No Ethnic Distinction in Access to the Same Lord

  • Rom 10:12 - "For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him."

3. Perceptible Distinction Needed for Meaningful Sound

  • 1 Cor 14:7 - "And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?"

Common Collocations

Word Strong's Co-vv Typical Pattern
δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) G1343 1 Rom 3:22 frames "no distinction" in relation to God's righteousness by faith
θεός (God) G2316 1 "righteousness of God" context
Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) G2424 1 "faith of Jesus Christ" context
πίστις (faith) G4102 1 channel/sphere of righteousness in Rom 3:22
πιστεύω (believe) G4100 1 those who believe in Rom 3:22
Ἰουδαῖος (Jew) G2453 1 one side of the explicit Jew/Greek contrast in Rom 10:12
Ἕλλην (Greek) G1672 1 one side of the explicit Jew/Greek contrast in Rom 10:12
κύριος (Lord) G2962 1 same Lord over all in Rom 10:12
ἐπικαλέομαι (call upon) G1941 1 those who call upon the Lord in Rom 10:12
αὐλός (pipe) G836 1 musical analogy in 1 Cor 14:7
κιθάρα (harp) G2788 1 musical analogy in 1 Cor 14:7
φωνή (sound/voice) G5456 1 sound must have distinction to be known

Because G1293 occurs only three times, every listed collocation is a single-verse co-occurrence; the table is useful for locating contexts, not for statistical weight.

Word Family / Cognates

  • The local lexicon entry does not preserve a root Strong's number for G1293. The form belongs to the δια-/σταλ- family conceptually, but no tool-verified sibling list was available from the gatherer output.

Synonyms / Near Neighbors

  • G1243 διαίρεσις - "diversities, differences"; Louw-Nida neighbor in the same "Different Kind or Class" subdomain.
  • G1308 διαφέρω - "differ, be better"; Louw-Nida neighbor for difference/comparative distinction.
  • G1313 διάφορος - "different, more excellent"; Louw-Nida neighbor for differing kind/quality.
  • G2087 ἕτερος - "another, other"; common neighbor for otherness/difference.

Antonyms

  • search_relationships.py returned no curated antonyms for G1293.

Easily Confused Words

Word Strong's Shared KJV Translation Key Difference
διακρίνω G1252 difference Verb meaning to separate, distinguish, discern, doubt, or judge; G1293 is the noun "distinction/difference."
בָּדַל H914 difference Hebrew verb for dividing/separating; shares the English gloss but belongs to a separate OT lexical field.

Hebrew Source

No Hebrew sources were found for G1293 in the local LXX mapping tool.

See Also


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