2001 Translation

DIO, dio

Sounds Like: DEE-oh

Translations: therefore, wherefore, for this reason, on account of which

From the root: ΔΙΑ, Ο

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Explanation: This is a compound conjunction formed from the preposition διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'on account of', and the relative pronoun ὅ (ho), meaning 'which'. It is used to introduce a consequence or conclusion, indicating that what follows is a result of what has just been stated. It functions similarly to 'therefore' or 'for this reason' in English.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G1352 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 31:3

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:17, 1:23, 1:31, 1:51, 1:60, 1:81, 1:113, 1:122, 1:136, 1:155, 1:157, 1:171, 1:179, 1:180, 1:184, 1:216

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 1:3, 4:9, 15:9, 16:8, 21:9

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:105, 11:5

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 6:2, 7:2, 9:1, 23:2

Codex Sinaiticus

• Judith — 5:24
• Tobit — 3:6, 14:4
• 4 Maccabees — 5:17
• Psalms — 115:1
• Job — 9:22, 32:6, 32:10, 34:10, 34:34, 37:24, 42:6
• Wisdom — 12:2, 12:27
• Matthew — 27:8
• Luke — 1:35, 7:7
• Acts of the Apostles — 10:29, 15:19, 20:31, 24:26, 25:26, 26:3, 27:25, 27:34
• Romans — 1:24, 2:1, 4:22, 13:5, 15:7, 15:22
• 1 Corinthians — 12:3
• 2 Corinthians — 1:20, 2:8, 4:13, 4:16, 5:9, 6:17, 12:7, 12:10
• Galatians — 4:31
• Ephesians — 2:11, 3:13, 4:8, 4:25, 5:14
• Philippians — 2:9
• 1 Thessalonians — 3:1, 5:11
• Philemon — 1:8
• Hebrews — 3:7, 3:10, 6:1, 10:5, 11:12, 11:16, 12:12, 12:28, 13:12
• James — 1:21, 4:6
• 1 Peter — 1:13, 1:16
• 2 Peter — 1:10, 1:12, 3:14
• Epistle of Barnabas — 1:3, 4:9, 15:9, 16:8, 21:9

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 1:2

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 8:163, 13:231
• Book 3 — 1:4
• Book 6 — 12:258, 13:303
• Book 7 — 2:52, 11:266, 15:384
• Book 8 — 2:52, 3:73, 3:79, 6:152
• Book 10 — 7:104, 10:215
• Book 11 — 5:133, 6:262
• Book 12 — 2:35, 2:38, 2:66, 2:97
• Book 13 — 3:70
• Book 14 — 9:183, 10:232
• Book 15 — 7:225
• Book 16 — 3:80, 6:178, 11:378
• Book 17 — 9:226
• Book 19 — 6:294, 7:319

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 5:22, 11:21, 16:1, 17:6, 20:20, 27:4, 27:6
• Book Two — 1:8, 2:8, 8:9, 8:28, 13:6, 20:6, 20:11, 21:45
• Book Three — 2:2, 5:5, 9:2
• Book Four — 2:8
• Book Five — 2:33, 3:22, 4:16, 9:26
• Book Six — 2:75

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 55:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 14:3, 16:5, 19:2, 35:8, 38:2, 42:1, 47:5, 49:5, 64:2, 78:11, 100:5

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 12:4

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 2:1, 5:3, 7:2

Pseudo-Baruch

• The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 12:8, 13:4

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Joshua — 5:6
• Judith — 5:24, 11:10
• Tobit — 3:6, 14:4
• 2 Maccabees — 5:4, 5:17, 9:2, 9:4, 10:7, 10:30, 11:37
• 3 Maccabees — 3:24
• 4 Maccabees — 5:17, 5:25
• Psalms — 115:1
• Job — 9:22, 32:6, 32:10, 34:10, 34:34, 37:24, 42:6
• Wisdom — 12:2, 12:27
• Letter of Jeremiah — 1:68
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 13:20
• Enoch — 31:3

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 27:8
• Luke — 1:35, 7:7
• Acts — 10:29, 15:19, 20:31, 24:26, 25:26, 26:3, 27:25, 27:34
• Romans — 1:24, 2:1, 4:22, 13:5, 15:7, 15:22
• 1 Corinthians — 12:3, 14:13
• 2 Corinthians — 1:20, 2:8, 4:13, 4:16, 5:9, 6:17, 12:10
• Galatians — 4:31
• Ephesians — 2:11, 3:13, 4:8, 4:25, 5:14
• Philippians — 2:9
• 1 Thessalonians — 3:1, 5:11
• Philemon — 1:8
• Hebrews — 3:7, 3:10, 6:1, 10:5, 11:12, 11:16, 12:12, 12:28, 13:12
• James — 1:21, 4:6
• 1 Peter — 1:13
• 2 Peter — 1:10, 1:12, 3:14

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑ, Ο.

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.

• ΔΙΑΤΗΝ — because of the, on account of the, through the, by means of the
• ΔΙΑΤΟΝ — through the, because of the, on account of the, by means of the, for the sake of the

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