diaphero

διαφέρετε [5 verses](2nd pl pres ind act) "Are...better than" is diaphero, which means to "carry over or across," "carry from one to another," "go through life [of Time]," "bear through," "bear to the end," "go through with," "carry different ways," "differ," "to be different," "spread...fame abroad," "tear asunder," "defer or reserve for judgment," "differ," "make the difference," "to be of importance," "have an interest at stake," "prevail," "quarrel," "struggle," "come between," and "intervene."   - - The Greek verb translated as "are of more value" means "to be different from," and "to be of importance." Jesus always uses this to compare people to some animal.