διάφορ-ος, ον,
different, unlike, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
genitive,
differing from, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
b)
several, various, κατὰ τὰς δ. ὕλας [
NT+1st c.BC+]
c)
ambiguous, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
2)
differing or
disagreeing with another, πολλοῖς δ. εἰμι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in hostile sense,
at variance with, Κλεομένεϊ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλλήλοις, ἑαυτοῖς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] one's
adversary, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
excellent, distinguished, remarkable, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
comparative, ὄνομα [
NT]
4)
making a difference to one, 4.a) in good sense,
advantageous, profitable, important, δ. ἑτέρου μᾶλλον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4.b) rarely in bad sense,
disagreeable, γείτονα γείτονι μηδὲν ποιεῖν δ. [
Refs]
II) as
substantive, διάφορον, τό,
II.1)
difference, σμικρόν τι τὸ δ. εὕροι τις ἄν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; διάφορα πολλὰ θεῶν βροτοῖσιν εἰσορῶ I see many
differences between gods and men, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέγα τὸ δ. ἐστι (variant{διαφέρον}) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
what concerns one, τῶν ἡμῖν ἐς τὰ μέγιστα διαφόρων
matters of the greatest
concern to us, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3)
difference, disagreement, ἕνεκα τῶν αὐτοῖς ἰδίᾳ δ. on account of their private
differences, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ Ἀθηναίων δ.
difference with the [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.4) in reference to money-matters,
difference, balance, [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
expenditure, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]: in
plural,
expenses, [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
losses, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.4.b)
ready money, cash, χρείας γενομένης ἀναγκαίας τῷ δήμῳ διαφόρου [
Refs];
sum of money, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc:
plural, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+];
interest, ἐπὶ διαφόρῳ ἡμιολίας [
Refs 3rd c.AD+];
price, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.5)
expenses of carriage, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III)
adverb -ρως
with a difference, τοῖς παροῦσιν ἤθεσι δ. πολιτεύειν [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
in a variety of ways, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]:
comparative -ώτερον[
Refs]
III.2) δ. ἔχειν
differ,[
Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; δ. ἔχειν τινί
to differ with, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.3)
pre-eminently, πρᾶος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος τῶν ἄλλων δ. ὤν [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; δ. συναρέσκει [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
excellently, with distinction, ἀγωνίσασθαι[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]:
comparative -ώτερον[
Refs 5th c.AD+]