1293. diastolé

Strong's Lexicon

diastolé: Distinction, difference

Original Word: διαστολή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: diastolé
Pronunciation: dee-as-tol-AY
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-as-tol-ay')
Definition: Distinction, difference
Meaning: distinction, difference, separation.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb διαστέλλω (diastellō), meaning "to distinguish" or "to set apart."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "diastolé," the concept of distinction can be related to Hebrew terms like בָּדַל (badal), meaning "to separate" or "to divide."

Usage: The term "diastolé" refers to a distinction or difference between things. In the New Testament, it is used to denote a separation or differentiation, often in the context of distinguishing between groups or categories, such as between Jews and Gentiles or between clean and unclean.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, distinctions were often made between various social, ethnic, and religious groups. The early Christian community grappled with these distinctions, especially as the Gospel spread beyond Jewish communities to Gentile populations. The concept of "diastolé" would have been significant in discussions about the inclusivity of the Gospel and the breaking down of traditional barriers.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from diastelló
Definition
a separation, a difference
NASB Translation
distinction (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1293: διαστολή

διαστολή, διαστολῆς, ἡ (διαστέλλω, cf. ἀνατολή), a distinction, difference: Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12; of the difference of the sounds made by musical instruments, 1 Corinthians 14:7. ((Aristotle, Theophrastus), Polybius, Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

difference, distinction.

From diastellomai; a variation -- difference, distinction.

see GREEK diastellomai

Forms and Transliterations

διαστολη διαστολή διαστολὴ διαστολην διαστολήν διαστολὴν diastole diastolē diastolḗ diastolḕ diastolen diastolēn diastolḕn

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 3:22 N-NFS
GRK: γάρ ἐστιν διαστολή
NAS: for there is no distinction;
KJV: there is no difference:
INT: indeed there is distinction

Romans 10:12 N-NFS
GRK: γάρ ἐστιν διαστολὴ Ἰουδαίου τε
NAS: For there is no distinction between Jew
KJV: there is no difference between the Jew
INT: indeed there is a difference of Jew and

1 Corinthians 14:7 N-AFS
GRK: κιθάρα ἐὰν διαστολὴν τοῖς φθόγγοις
NAS: they do not produce a distinction in the tones,
KJV: they give a distinction in the sounds,
INT: harp if distinction to the sounds

Strong's Greek 1293
3 Occurrences

διαστολή — 2 Occ.
διαστολὴν — 1 Occ.