ΕΔΙΑΝ, εδιαν
EDIAN, edian
Sounds Like: DEE-ah
Translations: through, by, on account of, because of, during, for the sake of, by means of, with, between, apart
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb
Explanation: This word is a common Koine Greek preposition that can express a wide range of relationships, including means, cause, time, and separation. When used with the genitive case, it typically means 'through' or 'by means of'. When used with the accusative case, it often means 'on account of' or 'because of'. The form 'ΕΔΙΑΝ' is likely a misspelling or a variant of 'ΔΙΑΝ' (dian), which itself is a form of 'ΔΙΑ' (dia) with a nu-movable or an accusative ending, or it could be a misreading of 'ΣΧΕΔΙΑΝ' (skhedian), meaning 'raft' or 'boat', as seen in the provided context.
Inflection: This specific form 'ΕΔΙΑΝ' is not a standard inflection of 'ΔΙΑ'. It is most likely a misspelling or a variant of 'ΔΙΑΝ', which would be an accusative singular feminine form of an adjective or noun derived from 'ΔΙΑ', or 'ΔΙΑ' itself with a nu-movable. Given the context, it strongly suggests a misreading of 'ΣΧΕΔΙΑΝ' (raft/boat), which is Accusative, Singular, Feminine.
Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
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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
- 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
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