Strong G1292διάστημα
interval
- Transliteration
- diastēma
- Pronunciation
- dee-as'-tay-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From G1339; an interval: - space.
Detailed definition
διάστημα, -τος, τό
(διίστημι), [in LXX for רֶוַח, etc.;]
an interval, space: of time (Sir, prol. 24), Act.5:7.†
(AS)
(διίστημι), [in LXX for רֶוַח, etc.;]
an interval, space: of time (Sir, prol. 24), Act.5:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1292 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- space1
First verses
- Acts 5:7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
διάστημα, ατος, τό,
(διαστῆναι) interval, frequently in Music, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 531a, 4th c.BC: Aristoxenus Musicus “Harmonica” p.4 M., +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 922b6, 4th-3rd c.BC: Damoxenus Comicus 2.57)]; of Time, δ. τετραετές [Refs 4th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.1.1: generally, ἐκ μεγάλων δ. κινεῖσθαι 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 191; δ. μεταξὺ κόσμων 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.37U.)]; distance, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 3.8,9.)]
b Geometry texts, radius, κέντρῳ τῷ Α, διαστήματι τῷ ΑΒ, γεγράφθω κύκλος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 1.1, compare 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 52.14)]; of a sphere, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Autolycus Astronomus 6.)]
c aperture, ἀγγεῖον ἔχον δ. μέγα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 787b4; ἐκ πολλοῦ δ. [prev. author] “Aud.” 800a36)]; τὰ δ. τῆς χειρὸς τῶν δακτύλων the spaces between the fingers, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 31.35.)]
2 in Medicine texts, diastasis, of bones, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 23 (_plural_), compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).887.)]
3 difference, τῶν ἡδονῶν μεγάλα τὰ δ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Nicomachus Comicus 1.22.)]
4 ratio, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 2, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 202a18.)]
5 in Aristotle's symbolism, conjunction of two terms, APr.[Refs (42b10, “APo.” 82b7, +others)]
6 extension, dimension, χρόνος κινήσεως δ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.26, cf. Chrysipp.[prev. work]2.164, 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 389)]; of Space, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 209a4, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.4.2)]; ὧν πρότερον διάστημα ἐνειστήκει whose extension (i.e. surface) it (the εἴδωλον) formerly occupied, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “De rerum natura - Wien. Stud.” 2.3.)]
II distinction of style, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 40.2.)]
(διαστῆναι) interval, frequently in Music, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 2, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 531a, 4th c.BC: Aristoxenus Musicus “Harmonica” p.4 M., +others, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 922b6, 4th-3rd c.BC: Damoxenus Comicus 2.57)]; of Time, δ. τετραετές [Refs 4th c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.1.1: generally, ἐκ μεγάλων δ. κινεῖσθαι 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 191; δ. μεταξὺ κόσμων 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.37U.)]; distance, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “D.” 3.8,9.)]
b Geometry texts, radius, κέντρῳ τῷ Α, διαστήματι τῷ ΑΒ, γεγράφθω κύκλος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra 1.1, compare 3rd-2nd c.BC: Philo Mechanicus “(Belopoeica) Excerpte aus Philons Mechanik - Ath. Berl. Akad.” 52.14)]; of a sphere, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Autolycus Astronomus 6.)]
c aperture, ἀγγεῖον ἔχον δ. μέγα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 787b4; ἐκ πολλοῦ δ. [prev. author] “Aud.” 800a36)]; τὰ δ. τῆς χειρὸς τῶν δακτύλων the spaces between the fingers, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeneas Tacticus 31.35.)]
2 in Medicine texts, diastasis, of bones, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “κατ᾽ ἰητρεῖον” 23 (_plural_), compare 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).887.)]
3 difference, τῶν ἡδονῶν μεγάλα τὰ δ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Nicomachus Comicus 1.22.)]
4 ratio, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Archytas Tarentinus Philosophus 2, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 202a18.)]
5 in Aristotle's symbolism, conjunction of two terms, APr.[Refs (42b10, “APo.” 82b7, +others)]
6 extension, dimension, χρόνος κινήσεως δ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Zeno Citieus Stoicus 1.26, cf. Chrysipp.[prev. work]2.164, 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 389)]; of Space, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 209a4, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.4.2)]; ὧν πρότερον διάστημα ἐνειστήκει whose extension (i.e. surface) it (the εἴδωλον) formerly occupied, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “De rerum natura - Wien. Stud.” 2.3.)]
II distinction of style, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Longinus Rhetor 40.2.)]