dianemo describes something being spread further among people in an effort to prevent its wider circulation.

The attested use concerns a matter being spread further among the people, expressed in a purpose clause aimed at preventing that wider circulation.

1. Spreading further among people · dominant

   In Acts 4:17, the aorist passive subjunctive form occurs in the purpose clause about preventing a matter from extending further among the people; the APB renders the clause "that it may not spread further among the people."

   Acts 4:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 4:17, the APB presents the clause as "that it may not spread further among the people." This confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating an exact English equivalent.