- Original: διαστολή - Transliteration: Diastole - Phonetic: dee-as-tol-ay' - Definition: 1. a distinction, difference a. of the different sounds musical instruments make - Origin: from G1291 - TDNT entry: 16:52,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G1291 ; a variation: - difference distinction. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • difference, 2 Romans 3:22; Romans 10:12 • distinction, 1 1 Corinthians 14:7