Definition

to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G5342 (φέρω);

Where the KJV renders it

• be better
• carry
• differ from
• drive up and down
• be (more) excellent
• make matter
• publish
• be of more value

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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