διασπορά
diaspora · dispersion
Greek word · Strong’s number G1290 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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diaspora (διασπορά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dispersion”.
The Jews who lived scattered outside Israel.
How to say it
di·as·po·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Jews living scattered outside their land; believers living as strangers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- John 7:35
So the Jews said to one another, “Where is this man about to go that we will not find him? Is he about to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?
- James 1:1
James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion: greetings.
- 1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to the chosen pilgrims of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,