variety
diairesis denotes distinct varieties within gifts, services, and workings while each clause names the same divine source.
The attested use describes distinct varieties within gifts, services, and workings: in each clause, the plurality is set beside the same Spirit, Lord, or God.
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Distinct varieties within a shared source · dominant
The nominative plural form occurs in three parallel clauses. In 1 Corinthians 12:4 the APB renders “varieties of gifts” alongside “the same Spirit”; 1 Corinthians 12:5 names services with “the same Lord,” and 1 Corinthians 12:6 names workings while referring to the same God who activates all things.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the plural term with “varieties,” followed by gifts, services, or workings. These phrases show the parallel clauses rather than isolating an exact English equivalent for the term.