Divers

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]

A — 1: Διάφορος (Strong'S #1313 — Adjective — disphoros — dee-af'-or-os )

is rendered "divers" in  Hebrews 9:10 . See Differ , C.

A — 2: Ποικίλος (Strong'S #4164 — Adjective — poikilos — poy-kee'-los )

denotes "parti-colored, variegated" (poikillo means "to make gay:" the root of the first syllable is pik---, found in Eng., "picture"), hence "divers,"  Matthew 4:24;  Mark 1:34;  Luke 4:40;  2—Timothy 3:6;  Titus 3:3;  Hebrews 2:4 (RV, "manifold"); 13:9;   James 1:2 (RV, "manifold"); in   1—Peter 1:6;  4:10 , "manifold," both AV and RV. See Manifold.

 Ephesians 3:10 Mark 8:3 Acts 19:9 1—Corinthians 12:28Diversities.

B — 1: Πολυτρόπως (Strong'S #4187 — Adverb — polutropos — pol-oot-rop'-oce )

means "in many ways" (polus, "much," tropos, "a manner, way;" Eng., "trope"), "in divers manners,"  Hebrews 1:1 .

 Matthew 24:7 Mark 13:8 Luke 21:11

King James Dictionary [2]

Divers a. S as z. L., to turn.

1. Different various.

Thou shalt not sow thy fields with divers seeds.  Deuteronomy 21 .

Nor let thy cattle gender with divers kinds.  Leviticus 19 .

This is now generally written diverse.

2. Several sundry more than one, but not a great number. We have divers examples of this kind. This word is not obsolete even in common discourse, and is much used in law proceedings.

Webster's Dictionary [3]

(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.

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