Diastole marks a difference, whether between musical sounds or between Jew and Greek.

The attested use most often concerns the absence of a separating difference: the nominative singular noun occurs in statements that there is no distinction, first without a stated pair and then specifically between Jew and Greek. A separate occurrence concerns making the sounds of instruments distinguishable.

1. Absence of separation between people · dominant

   In Romans 3:22, the nominative singular form stands in the clause that the APB renders “for there is no distinction,” following the statement about all who believe. In Romans 10:12, the same form occurs in the assertion that the APB renders “there is no distinction of Jew and Greek.”

   Romans 3:22Romans 10:12
2. Differentiation of instrumental sounds · occasional

   In 1 Corinthians 14:7, the accusative singular form occurs in the condition concerning flute or harp sounds; the APB renders the clause “if they do not give a distinction to the sounds,” with recognition of what is played depending on that difference.

   1 Corinthians 14:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB uses “distinction”: once for sounds and twice in negative statements about a distinction. This wording confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating a fixed English equivalent.