1. (a.) Different in kind or species; diverse.

2. (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally.

DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES

di'-verz, di-vurs', di-vur'-si-tiz: "Divers" meaning "various," "different in kind," is now obsolete and used only as a synonym of "several," i.e. more than one. The distinction between "divers" and "diverse" in the King James Version seems to be that the former is the wider term, the latter being restricted to the meaning of "different in kind," while "divers" is also used to express difference of number. the Revised Version (British and American) retains "diverse" in all instances but changes "divers" nearly everywhere, except where it has the meaning "several." Compare Matthew 24:7 Luke 21:11 Hebrews 9:10, and others. It is hard to understand why the Revised Version (British and American) retains "divers" as a translation of poikilos, in Matthew 4:24 Mark 1:34, et al., because poikilos certainly cannot have the meaning "several" but "different in kind," and the idea expressed in these passages is not that some of the people had several diseases but that different people had different kinds of diseases. The same is true in Hebrews 13:9 where "divers" does not refer to number but to various kinds of teaching. Hebrews 2:4 and James 1:2 rightly change the reading of the King James Version "divers" to "manifold."

In other passages the Revised Version (British and American) changes "divers" to "diverse," and thus renders the idea of the original text "different in kind." Compare Deuteronomy 25:13; Proverbs 20:10, 23. Other passages are changed the better to render the original text: Deuteronomy 22:9, "two kinds of seed"; Judges 5:30, "dyed"; 2 Chronicles 30:11, "certain men"; Mark 8:3 and Acts 19:9, "some." the King James Version reads. in all these passages "divers." the Revised Version (British and American) changes the King James Version Hebrews 1:1 "at sundry times and in divers manners," an expression often found in Old English, to "by divers portions and in divers manners."

"Diversities" is found twice as translation of diairesis, literally, "distribution" (1 Corinthians 12:4), but the Revised Version (British and American) changes the King James Version, 1 Corinthians 12:28, "diversities" to "divers kinds," as translation of gene, "kinds."

A. L. Breslich

4164. poikilos -- many colored
... diverse, manifold. Of uncertain derivation; motley, ie Various in character -- divers,
manifold. (poikilais) -- 7 Occurrences. (poikiles) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2596. kata -- down, against, according to
... exceeding, X more excellent, for, from... To, godly, in(-asmuch, divers,
every, -to, respect of),... By, after the manner of, + by ...
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1313. diaphoros -- varying, excellent
... differing, diverse, more excellent. From diaphero; varying; also surpassing --
differing, divers, more excellent. see GREEK diaphero. (diaphora) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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4187. polutropos -- in many ways
... in many ways. Adverb from a compound of polus and tropos; in many ways, ie Variously
as to method or form -- in divers manners. see GREEK polus. see GREEK tropos ...
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5100. tis -- a certain one, someone, anyone
... An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object -- a (kind of), any
(man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X ...
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374. ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)
... ephah, divers measures. Or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}; of Egyptian derivation;
an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in ...
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6446. pas -- flat (of the hand or foot)
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition flat (of the hand or foot) NASB
Word Usage long-sleeved (2), varicolored (3). divers colors. ...
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582. enosh -- man, mankind
... scorners* (1), soldiers* (3). another, bloodthirsty, certain, divers, fellow,
in the flower of their age. From 'anash; properly, a ...
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2177. zan -- kind, sort
... divers kinds, all manner of store. From zuwn; properly, nourished (or fully developed),
ie A form or sort -- divers kinds, X all manner of store. ...
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3610. kilayim -- two kinds
... divers seeds e kinds, mingled seed. Dual of kele' in the original sense of separation;
two heterogeneities -- divers seeds (-e kinds), mingled (seed). ...
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7553. riqmah -- variegated stuff
... colors (1). broidered work, divers colors, raiment of needlework on both sides.
From raqam; variegation of color; specifically, embroidery ...
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6157. arob -- probably a swarm
... divers sorts of flies, swarm. From arab; a mosquito (from its swarming) -- divers
sorts of flies, swarm. see HEBREW arab. 6156, 6157. arob. 6158 . ...
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8162. shaatnez -- mixed stuff
... garment of divers sorts, linen and wollen. Probably of foreign derivation;
linsey- woolsey, ie Cloth of linen and wool carded and ...
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2921. tala -- to patch, spot
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to patch, spot NASB Word Usage patched (1),
spotted (6), various colors (1). clouted, with divers colors, spotted. ...
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6648. tseba -- dye, dyed stuff
... divers, colors. From an unused root meaning to dip (into coloring fluid); a dye --
divers, colours. 6647, 6648. tseba. 6649 . Strong's Numbers.
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Divers Matters.
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 51-60 Chapter 55 Divers matters. I.
Beth-cerem, Nehemiah 3:14. "The stones, as well of the altar ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 55 divers matters.htm

Of Divers Friendships of Good and Ill, and if they Can be Loosed ...
... BOOK II CHAPTER IX OF DIVERS FRIENDSHIPS OF GOOD AND ILL, AND IF THEY CAN BE LOOSED:
OF THE SCARCENESS OF FRIENDSHIP OF MEN AND WOMEN: AND OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP ...
/.../rolle/the fire of love/chapter ix of divers friendships.htm

Whether this Knowledge was Distinguished by Divers Habits?
... OF THE KNOWLEDGE IMPRINTED OR INFUSED IN THE SOUL OF CHRIST (SIX ARTICLES)
Whether this knowledge was distinguished by divers habits? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether this knowledge was distinguished.htm

Of Divers Gifts of God's Chosen: and How Saints Come to Love in ...
... BOOK II CHAPTER VI OF DIVERS GIFTS OF GOD'S CHOSEN: AND HOW SAINTS COME TO LOVE
IN PRAYING, MEDITATING, LOVING, SUFFERING, ADVERSITY AND HATING VICE, AND THAT ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter vi of divers gifts.htm

How Divers Churches of the Scots, at the Instance of Adamnan ...
... XV. How divers churches of the Scots, at the instance of Adamnan, adopted the Catholic
Easter; and how the same wrote a book about the holy places. [703 AD]. ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xv how divers churches.htm

Epistle Lviii. To Divers Bishops of Gaul.
... Epistle LVIII. To Divers Bishops of Gaul. To Divers Bishops of Gaul. Gregory
to Mennas of Telona (Toulon), Serenus of Massilia (Marseilles ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle lviii to divers bishops.htm

Of the Divers Orders who Serve the Church, that if any one Fall ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon XV. Of the divers orders who serve
the Church, that if any one fall into a? Of the divers ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xv of the divers.htm

Divers Towns Called by the Name of Tyre.
... A Chorographical Century. Chapters 81-90 Chapter 89 Divers towns called by
the name of Tyre. Besides Tyre, the noble mart of Phoenicia ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 89 divers towns called.htm

Divers Machinations of the Arians against Athanasius, and his ...
... Book IV. Chapter X."Divers Machinations of the Arians against Athanasius, and
his Escape from Various Dangers through Divine Interposition. ...
/.../chapter x divers machinations of the.htm

They who have Sinned in Divers Particulars, if they have ...
... Canon II. They who have sinned in divers particulars, if they have persevered
in the prayer of? They who have sinned in divers ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon ii they who have.htm

Divers (36 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers
philosophers. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. ...
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Diversities (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Diversity. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. di'-verz, di-vurs ...
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Diverse (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (adv.) In different directions; diversely. 4. (vi) To turn aside. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. ...
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Needlework (23 Occurrences)
... have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of
divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of ...
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Needle-work (7 Occurrences)
... Judges 5:30 Have they not found; have they not divided the prey; to every man a
damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of ...
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Colours (20 Occurrences)
... (BBE DBY JPS YLT). Psalms 45:14 In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins --
after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee. (YLT). ...
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Damsel (43 Occurrences)
... have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of
divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of ...
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Prey (105 Occurrences)
... have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of
divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of ...
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Colors (12 Occurrences)
... The references to Joseph's coat of many colors (Genesis 37:3, 13, 12) and "garments
of divers colors" (2 Samuel 13:18, 19) probably do not mean the color of ...
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Inspiration (4 Occurrences)
... It belongs to the conception of Scripture that, though originating "by divers portions
and in divers manners" (Hebrews 1:1), it should yet, in its completeness ...
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