Strong's Lexicon diaspora: Dispersion, Scattering Original Word: διασπορά Word Origin: From the Greek verb διασπείρω (diaspeirō), meaning "to scatter" or "to spread abroad." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1473 גָּלוּת (galut): Captivity, exile - H6340 פָּזַר (pazar): To scatter, disperse Usage: The term "diaspora" refers to the scattering or dispersion of people from their original homeland. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the Jewish population living outside of Israel. The concept of diaspora encompasses both the physical scattering of people and the cultural and religious implications of living away from the ancestral land. Cultural and Historical Background: The Jewish diaspora began with the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles, where large numbers of Jews were taken from their homeland and settled in foreign lands. This dispersion continued through various historical events, including the conquests by the Greeks and Romans. The diaspora played a significant role in the spread of Judaism and later Christianity, as Jewish communities established synagogues and maintained their religious practices in foreign lands. These communities often served as a bridge for the spread of the Gospel in the early Christian era. HELPS Word-studies 1290 diasporá (from 1223 /diá, "through," intensifying 4687 /speírō, "sow or scatter seed," which is the root of sperma, "seed") – properly, thoroughly scatter, distribute seed widely. 1290 (diaspora) is used figuratively of the Jews in NT times. They were literally scattered throughout the Roman empire (i.e. dispersed) and therefore called "the Diaspora." [1290 (diasporá) properly refers to Israelites exiled to foreign lands, i.e. Jews residing outside of Palestine (see Jn 7:35).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom diaspeiró Definition a dispersion (Isr. in Gentile countries) NASB Translation dispersed (1), Dispersion (1), scattered throughout (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1290: διασποράδιασπορά, διασπορᾶς, ἡ (διασπείρω, cf. such words as ἀγορά, διαφθορά) (Vulg.dispersio), a scattering, dispersion: ἀτομων, opposed to σύμμιξις καί παραζευξις, Plutarch, mor., p. 1105 a.; in the Sept. used of the Israelites dispersed among foreign nations, Deuteronomy 28:25; Deuteronomy 30:4; especially of their Babylonian exile, Jeremiah 41:17 Strong's Exhaustive Concordance diaspora, a dispersion From diaspeiro; dispersion, i.e. (specially and concretely) the (converted) Israelite resident in Gentile countries -- (which are) scattered (abroad). see GREEK diaspeiro Forms and Transliterations διασπορα διασπορά διασπορᾷ διασποραν διασποράν διασπορὰν διασπορας διασποράς διασπορᾶς diaspora diasporā̂i diasporan diasporàn diasporas diasporâsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance John 7:35 N-AFSGRK: εἰς τὴν διασπορὰν τῶν Ἑλλήνων NAS: to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, KJV: unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, INT: to the dispersion among the Greeks James 1:1 N-DFS 1 Peter 1:1 N-GFS Strong's Greek 1290 |
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