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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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

Greek

4164. poikilos -- many colored
... poikilos Phonetic Spelling: (poy-kee'-los) Short Definition: various, of different
colors Definition: various, of different colors, diverse, various. ...
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1313. diaphoros -- varying, excellent
... Word Origin from diaphero Definition varying, excellent NASB Word Usage differ
(1), more excellent (2), various (1). differing, diverse, more excellent. ...
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4182. polupoikilos -- of differing colors
... 4182 (an adjective, derived from 4183 , "much in number, many" and 4164 , "many
diverse manifestations") -- properly, , with multitudinous expressions (facets ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8133. shena -- to change
... alter, change, be diverse. (Aramaic) corresponding to shana -- alter, change, (be)
diverse. see HEBREW shana. 8132, 8133. shena. 8134 . Strong's Numbers.
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8138. shanah -- to repeat, do again
... do speak, strike again, alter, double, be given to change, disguise, be
diverse, pervert,. A primitive root; to fold, ie Duplicate ...
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68. eben -- a stone
... stonemasons* (1), stones (125), weight (4), weights (3). to build, a stone,
diverse weights. From the root of banah through the meaning ...
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Library

One Seed and Diverse Soils
... VOLUME I: ST. LUKE Chaps. I to XII ONE SEED AND DIVERSE SOILS. 'And when
much people were gathered together, and were come to Him ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/one seed and diverse soils.htm

The Diverse Forms of Spiritual Sickness.
... Book X. 24. The Diverse Forms of Spiritual Sickness. And, if you wish to see
of what nature are the sicknesses of the soul, contemplate ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/24 the diverse forms of.htm

Of the Diverse Motions of Nature and of Grace
... THE THIRD BOOK. ON INWARD CONSOLATION CHAPTER LIV Of the diverse motions
of Nature and of Grace. "My Son, pay diligent heed to the ...
/.../kempis/imitation of christ/chapter liv of the diverse.htm

Diverse Things are Spoken Concerning the Same Christ, on Account ...
... The fifteen books of aurelius augustinus, Bishop of Hippo, on the TrinityBook I.
Chapter 13."Diverse Things are Spoken Concerning the Same Christ, on Account ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 13 diverse things are spoken.htm

Marcion Untrue to his Theory He Pretends that his Gods are Equal ...
... of Marcion. Chapter VI."Marcion Untrue to His Theory He Pretends that His
Gods are Equal, But He Really Makes Them Diverse. Then ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter vi marcion untrue to his.htm

Whether Corporeal Creatures were Produced by God through the ...
... an order exists, but not such that one creature is created by another, for that
is impossible; but rather such that by the Divine wisdom diverse grades are ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether corporeal creatures were produced.htm

Whether Bread Can be Converted into the Body of Christ?
... Objection 3: Further, when two things are diverse, one never becomes the other,
as whiteness never becomes blackness, as is stated in Phys. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether bread can be converted.htm

Whether There are Two Filiations in Christ?
... But one and the same cannot be in diverse species. Therefore it seems impossible
that one and the same relation be referred to extremes ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether there are two filiations.htm

Whether the Moral virtues Differ in Point of the Various Objects ...
... Hence diverse objects which do not diversify the species of passions, do not diversify
the species of moral virtue: so that there is but one moral virtue about ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the moral virtues differ.htm

Further Remarks Upon St. Paul's Teaching.
... Such an agreement, moreover, will be come to if one first recall to mind those
(passages) which are diverse from the passage in question, when tried by the ...
/.../tertullian/on monogamy/chapter xi further remarks upon st.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Different; taking various forms; dissimilar; distinct; separate.

2. (a.) Capable of various forms; multiform.

3. (adv.) In different directions; diversely.

4. (v. i.) To turn aside.

Thesaurus

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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Divers (36 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Different in kind or species; diverse. ... 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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Underfoot (14 Occurrences)
... and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces,
and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the ...
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Dreadful (23 Occurrences)
... and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces,
and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all ...
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Stamped (27 Occurrences)
... and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces,
and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the ...
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Trampled (41 Occurrences)
... and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and
the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it 'is' diverse from all the ...
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Remainder (33 Occurrences)
... and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and
the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it 'is' diverse from all the ...
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Kinds (110 Occurrences)
... vineyard. (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV). Deuteronomy 25:13 You shall not have
in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small. (See RSV). ...
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Residue (47 Occurrences)
... and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces,
and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the ...
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Bible Concordance

Diverse (15 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:24 And his fame spread throughout all Syria: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and those who were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
(WBS)

Hebrews 13:9 Don't be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
(See RSV)

Deuteronomy 25:13 You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Deuteronomy 25:14 You shall not have in your house diverse measures, a great and a small.
(WEB JPS ASV)

1 Chronicles 29:2 and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for 'things of' gold, and the silver for 'those of' silver, and the brass for 'those of' brass, the iron for 'those of' iron, and the wood for 'those of' wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all 'kinds of' precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.
(YLT)

Esther 1:7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Esther 3:8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 20:10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
(ASV RSV)

Proverbs 20:23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
(ASV RSV)

Ezekiel 17:3 and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that hath diverse colours, Hath come in unto Lebanon, And it taketh the foliage of the cedar,
(YLT)

Daniel 7:3 Four great animals came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 7:19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Daniel 7:24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Diverse

Related Terms

Divers (36 Occurrences)

Diversities (4 Occurrences)

Underfoot (14 Occurrences)

Dreadful (23 Occurrences)

Stamped (27 Occurrences)

Trampled (41 Occurrences)

Remainder (33 Occurrences)

Kinds (110 Occurrences)

Residue (47 Occurrences)