diaphero marks surpassing or differing in comparison, and in a few contexts movement or spread through an area.

The predominant usage marks comparison: people, heirs, stars, or matters are presented as exceeding, differing from, or standing out from another. A smaller group of contexts concerns movement through or across a place, including a word spreading through a region, carrying a vessel through a sacred place, and being driven about at sea.

1. Surpass or differ in comparison · dominant

   In Matthew 6:26, Matthew 10:31, Luke 12:7, Luke 12:24, and Matthew 12:12, the present active forms occur in comparisons between people and birds or a sheep; the APB renders the clauses with "more value" or "more valuable." In 1 Corinthians 15:41, the clause compares one star with another in glory, while Galatians 4:1 contrasts an heir with a slave; Romans 2:18 and Philippians 1:10 use present active participles for matters described by the APB as "surpass" or "excel."

   Matthew 6:26Matthew 10:31Luke 12:7Luke 12:241 Corinthians 15:41Galatians 4:1
2. Spread or be conveyed through · occasional

   Acts 13:49 uses an imperfect passive form in the clause where the word of the Lord is spreading through the whole region. Mark 11:16 has an aorist active subjunctive in the prohibition against carrying a vessel through the sacred place, and Acts 27:27 uses a present passive participle as the sailors are being driven about in the Adriatic.

   Acts 13:49Mark 11:16Acts 27:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between comparative language such as "more value," "differs," "surpass," and "excel," and movement language such as "spreading," "carry," and "being driven about." These renderings indicate the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.