Explain - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Explain

[ 1,,G1285, diasapheo ]
to make clear, explain fully" (dia "through," intensive, and saphes, "clear"), is translated "explain" in Matthew 13:36 RV (AV, "declare") translates phrazo; in Matthew 18:31, "told," of the account of the unforgiving debtor's doings given by his fellow-servants. The preferable rendering would be "they made clear" or "they explained," suggesting a detailed explanation of the circumstances.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words