ΔΙΑΝ, διαν
DIAN, dian
Sounds Like: dee-AH
Translations: through, by, on account of, because of, during, with, by means of, for the sake of
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb
Explanation: This word is a common Koine Greek preposition that indicates movement through something, the means by which something is done, or the reason for something. It can also function as an adverb. When used with the genitive case, it typically means 'through' or 'by means of'. When used with the accusative case, it usually means 'on account of' or 'because of'. The form 'ΔΙΑΝ' is an elided form of 'ΔΙΑ' (dia) before a word beginning with a vowel, often followed by an 'ν' (nu) for euphony, or it could be a numerical symbol for 14. In the provided examples, it appears to be part of the compound word 'ΔΙΑΝΟΙΑ' (dianoia), meaning 'mind' or 'understanding', or 'ΔΙΑΝΟΙΞΟΥΣΙΝ' (dianoixousin), meaning 'they will open'.
Inflection: This is an elided form of the preposition ΔΙΑ (dia), often occurring before a vowel, sometimes with an added nu-movable. It does not inflect for case, gender, or number itself, but governs the case of the noun it precedes (genitive or accusative). It can also represent the number 14.
Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 15:393
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
- ΔΙΑΒ — through, across, apart, between, by means of, during
- 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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