Strong’s G1310 · Greek

διαφημίζω
diaphēmízō

Definition

to report thoroughly, i.e. divulgate

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and a derivative of G5345 (φήμη);

Where the KJV renders it

  • blaze abroad
  • commonly report
  • spread abroad
  • fame

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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