ΔΙΑΒ, διαβ
DIAB, diab
Sounds Like: dee-AH
Translations: through, across, apart, between, by means of, during
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Prefix, Unknown
Explanation: This is not a complete Koine Greek word but rather a common prefix, ΔΙΑ (dia-), meaning 'through,' 'across,' 'apart,' or 'between.' It is frequently used to form compound words, especially verbs and nouns, indicating movement through something, separation, or completion of an action. The provided examples show it as the beginning of words like ΔΙΑΒΑΙΝΩ (to cross over) and ΔΙΑΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ (counsel). As a standalone fragment, its precise meaning is incomplete without the rest of the word.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a prefix)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
None found.
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
- ΔΙΑ — through, by, by means of, on account of, because of, for the sake of
- 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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