διασπορά (diaspora) means “dispersion” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: dee-as-por-ah' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
διασπορά · diaspora · dispersion
δια-σπορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (διασπείρω), [in LXX of Israelites dispersed and exiled in foreign lands, as Deu.28:25 (זַעֲוָה) Deu.30:4 (נָדַח ni.), Isa.49:6 (נער); by meton., of the exiles themselves (as Psa.147:2, 2Ma.1:27) ;] a dispersion: δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων, Jhn.7:35; metaphorically, of Christians (DB, iii, 782 f.), Jas.1:1, 1Pe.1:1 (see Hort, in ll).† (AS)
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lit: scattering abroad of seed by the sower, hence: dispersion, used especially of the Jews who had migrated and were scattered over the ancient world.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
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| are dispersed | 1 |
| dispersion | 1 |
| of the dispersion | 1 |
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| scattered throughout | 1 |
| the dispersed | 1 |
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At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Read word by wordJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
Read word by wordPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
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