ΔΙΑ, δια
DIA, dia
Sounds Like: dee-AH
Translations: through, by, by means of, on account of, because of, for the sake of
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is a preposition that can take two different cases, which changes its meaning. When used with the genitive case, it means 'through' or 'by means of', indicating the instrument or agency by which something is done. When used with the accusative case, it means 'on account of', 'because of', or 'for the sake of', indicating the cause or reason for something.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
There are too many instances of this word to list here. It appears throughout our texts.
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
- ΔΙʼ — through, by, on account of, because of, for the sake of, during, after, with, (of) which, (to) which, 14
- 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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