διάφορος
ον, Subst., τό
A.
different, unlike, Hdt. 2.83, 4.81, Pl. Lg. 964a, etc.; παρά τι Iamb. Myst. 3.30: c. gen., differing from, Pl. Phlb. 61d, etc.
b.
several, various, κατὰ τὰς δ. ὕλας Phld. Sign. 24; δ. πρόσωπα POxy. 1033.88 (iv A.D.), cf. Ep.Hebr. 9.13.
c.
ambiguous, Hsch.
2.
differing or disagreeing with another, πολλοῖς δ. εἰμι E. Med. 579; esp. in hostile sense, at variance with, Κλεομένεϊ Hdt. 5.75; τοῖς οἰκείοις Lys. 14.44; ἀλλήλοις, ἑαυτοῖς, Pl. Prt. 337b, Lg. 679b; ἀνώμαλος καὶ δ. πρὸς ἑαυτόν Plu. Sull. 6: c. gen., δ. τινος one's adversary, D. 29.15, cf. Antiph. 209.1, Philem. 162.
3.
excellent, distinguished, remarkable, Antiph. 175.3; δ. γλυκύτητι D.S. 2.57; πρὸς ἀρετήν Plu. Cleom. 16: Comp., ὄνομα Ep.Hebr. 1.4.
4.
making a difference to one,
a.
in good sense, advantageous, profitable, important, δ. ἑτέρου μᾶλλον Th. 4.3; πρὸς σωτηρίαν Pl. Lg. 779b.
b.
rarely in bad sense, disagreeable, γείτονα γείτονι μηδὲν ποιεῖν δ. ib. 843c.
II.
as Subst., διάφορον,τό,
1.
difference, σμικρόν τι τὸ δ. εὕροι τις ἄν Hdt. 2.7; διάφορα πολλὰ θεῶν βροτοῖσιν εἰσορῶ I see many differences between gods and men, E. Supp. 612 (lyr.); μέγα τὸ δ. ἐστι (v.l. διαφέρον) Hp. Art. 14; ἆρα μικρὰ τὰ δ. ἑκατέροις τῆς οὑσίας; Is. 11.47; ἡλίκα γ’ ἐστὶν τὰ διάφορ’ ἐνθάδ’ ἢ ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν D. 1.27.
2.
what concerns one, τῶν ἡμῖν ἐς τὰ μέγιστα διαφόρων matters of the greatest concern to us, Th. 4.87; τηλικούτων ὄντων αὐτῷ τῶν δ. D. 19.68, cf. Arist. Oec. 1352b2.
3.
difference, disagreement, ἕνεκα τῶν αὐτοῖς ἰδίᾳ δ. on account of their private differences, Th. 1.68, cf. 2.37; τὸ Ἀθηναίων δ. difference with the A., Id. 2.27.
4.
in reference to money-matters, difference, balance, Hyp. Eux. 17, cf. Epict. Ench. 25.4; expenditure, Arist. VV 1251b10; ἡμικρολογία ἐστὶ φειδωλία τοῦ δ. Thphr. Char. 10.1: in pl., expenses, D. 32.18, IG 5(1).1390.45 (Andania, i B.C.); losses, OGI 90.30 (ii B.C.), WilckenChr. 11 B 8 (ii B.C.).
b.
ready money, cash, χρείας γενομένης ἀναγκαίας τῷ δήμῳ διαφόρου IG 12(7).388.7 (Amorgos); sum of money, PSI 4.330.8 (iii B.C.), UPZ 3.7 (ii B.C.), Plb. 4.18.8, IG 12(5).653.56 (Syros, i B.C.), etc.: pl., Plb. 31.27.13, CIG 2695(Iasus); interest, ἐπὶ διαφόρῳ ἡμιολίας POxy. 1040.8 (iii A.D.); price, Luc. Herm. 81, D.L. 6.9.
5.
expenses of carriage, PAmh. 2.69.12 (ii A.D.), PFay. 86a11 (ii A.D.).
III.
Adv. ‐ρως with a difference, τοῖς παροῦσιν ἤθεσι δ. πολιτεύειν Th. 6.18, cf. Pl. Ion 531b: c. gen., δ. τῶν λοιπῶν δένδρων Gp. 10.37.1; in a variety of ways, Phld. D. 3.9: Comp. ‐ώτερον Id. Mus. p.109K.
2.
δ. ἔχειν differ, Pl. Phlb. 25e, etc.; δ. ἔχειν τινί to differ with . ., D. 33.18.
3.
pre-eminently, πρᾶος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος τῶν ἄλλων δ. ὤν Id. 24.196, cf. J. BJ 2.8.9 (Sup.); δ. συναρέσκει Men. Epit. 333, cf. Pk. 72; excellently, with distinction, ἀγωνίσασθαι Sosyl.p.30B.; δ. ἀπειργασμένος Plb. 13.7.2: Comp. ‐ώτερον Hsch.