διαφημίζωdiaphēmízō
in late writers only, to spread abroad: τ.
Greek (New Testament) · G1310
Meanings
λόγον (= הַדָּבָר, the matter), Mark 1:45, Matthew 28:15; with acc person, to spread abroad one's fame: Matthew 9:31.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:31 But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.
- Matthew 28:15 So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.
- Mark 1:45 But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn’t publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.