ΔΙʼ, διʼ
DIʼ, diʼ
Sounds Like: dee
Translations: through, by, on account of, because of, for the sake of, during, after, with, (of) which, (to) which, 14
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Numeral
Explanation: This word, ΔΙʼ, can have two primary interpretations due to the final mark (coronis or keraia). Most commonly, it represents an elided form of the preposition ΔΙΑ (dia), meaning 'through,' 'by,' 'on account of,' or 'because of.' When used with the genitive case, it indicates the means or instrument ('through,' 'by'), or the cause ('on account of,' 'because of'). When used with the accusative case, it indicates the reason or purpose ('for the sake of') or the duration ('during,' 'after'). Less commonly, the mark could be a keraia, indicating the numeral 14 (delta for 4, iota for 10). Given the context of ancient manuscripts, the elided preposition is the more probable interpretation.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a preposition); Numeral (as 14)
Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Matthew — 2:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙ — through, by means of, on account of, because of, 14
- ΔΙ' — through, by means of, on account of, because of
- ΔΙΑ — through, by, by means of, on account of, because of, for the sake of
- ΔΙΑΒ — through, across, apart, between, by means of, during
- ΔΙΑΝ — through, by, on account of, because of, during, with, by means of, for the sake of
- ΔΙΑΤ — through, by, on account of, because of, during, by means of, with, in, for
- ΔΙΑΤΟ — through, by, on account of, because of, for the sake of, during, with, by means of, (of) the, (to) the, a, an
- ΕΔΙΑΝ — through, by, on account of, because of, during, for the sake of, by means of, with, between, apart
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