ΔΙ, δι
DI, di
Sounds Like: DEE
Translations: through, by means of, on account of, because of, 14
From the root: ΔΙΑ
Part of Speech: Preposition, Numeral
Explanation: This word is most commonly an elided form of the preposition ΔΙΑ (dia), meaning 'through', 'by means of', 'on account of', or 'because of'. It is used to indicate the means by which something is done or the reason for an action. It can also represent the Greek numeral 14, indicated by a keraia (a mark similar to an apostrophe) which is often omitted in transcription.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as a preposition or numeral)
Strong’s number: G1223 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 106:9
Barnabus
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:21, 1:34, 1:40, 2:5, 2:19, 2:26, 4:37, 4:65, 6:6, 9:14, 9:17, 10:20, 10:22, 10:70, 10:81, 11:2, 11:27, 12:8, 12:13
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 3:4, 9:4, 10:2, 10:7, 16:17, 26:1, 31:4, 32:3, 32:4, 38:2, 47:6, 50:5, 51:5, 54:2, 55:5, 58:2, 59:1, 59:2, 59:3, 61:3, 64:1, 65:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Genesis — 22:16
- Leviticus — 22:9
- Numbers — 18:32, 20:17, 20:18, 20:20
- Esther — 1:15, 3:12
- Judith — 4:7
- 1 Maccabees — 1:38, 6:18, 12:27, 13:15
- 4 Maccabees — 1:11, 1:17, 2:10, 3:10, 5:13, 5:21, 5:33, 5:38, 7:16, 8:14, 8:22, 9:8, 9:24, 10:16, 14:18, 16:14, 16:20, 17:7, 17:11, 17:12, 17:18, 17:20, 18:4
- Psalms — 77:49, 105:32, 108:24, 118:112
- Proverbs — 6:16, 6:32, 7:20, 8:15, 8:16, 9:12, 26:6, 28:2
- Job — 3:18, 36:18, 41:4, 42:8
- Wisdom — 4:19, 6:15, 8:10, 8:13, 10:4, 11:5, 11:16, 12:20, 14:7, 16:1, 18:4, 18:18, 18:19, 19:8, 19:18
- Sirach — 7:28, 10:30, 20:22, 22:26, 25:24, 26:28, 29:10, 32:2, 37:31, 40:10, 41:7, 43:26, 44:13, 44:22, 47:12
- Isaiah — 5:30, 14:30, 14:32, 21:1, 25:4, 29:23, 30:1, 37:24, 37:35, 43:2, 48:21, 50:11, 52:5, 54:15, 57:17, 59:14, 60:21, 63:13
- Jeremiah — 12:11, 18:16, 20:11, 36:23
- Joel — 4:17
- Jonah — 1:12
- Habakkuk — 2:8, 2:17
- Matthew — 7:13, 12:43, 18:7, 24:6, 26:24, 27:19
- Mark — 2:1, 9:11, 13:14, 14:21
- Luke — 2:49, 5:5, 11:24, 17:1, 19:5, 22:22
- John — 1:3, 1:7, 1:10, 3:7, 3:14, 3:17, 6:57, 7:43, 10:9, 11:4, 11:15, 12:11, 12:30, 14:6, 19:23, 21:6
- Acts of the Apostles — 1:3, 1:21, 2:22, 3:16, 3:21, 4:16, 5:29, 10:21, 15:12, 18:9, 22:24, 23:28, 24:17, 25:10
- Romans — 1:5, 2:24, 4:11, 4:23, 4:24, 5:2, 5:9, 5:11, 5:12, 5:16, 5:18, 7:11, 8:10, 8:25, 11:28, 11:36, 14:14, 15:18, 15:28
- 1 Corinthians — 1:9, 3:5, 4:6, 8:6, 8:11, 9:10, 10:28, 13:12, 15:2, 15:21, 16:3
- 2 Corinthians — 1:16, 1:19, 1:20, 2:10, 2:14, 4:15, 5:20, 8:9, 9:11, 10:11, 12:17
- Galatians — 1:1, 1:12, 3:18, 3:19, 4:13, 4:23, 5:6, 6:14
- Ephesians — 2:18
- Philippians — 1:15, 1:24, 3:8
- Colossians — 1:16, 1:20, 3:6, 3:17, 4:3, 4:4
- 1 Thessalonians — 1:5, 3:9
- 2 Thessalonians — 2:2, 2:15
- 1 Timothy — 2:10, 3:2
- 2 Timothy — 1:6, 1:12, 4:17
- Titus — 1:11, 1:13
- Hebrews — 1:2, 2:2, 2:10, 2:11, 3:19, 4:6, 5:3, 6:7, 7:9, 7:19, 7:25, 9:12, 11:4, 11:7, 12:1, 12:11, 12:28, 13:15
- 1 Peter — 1:20, 1:21, 2:14, 3:20, 3:21, 5:12
- 2 Peter — 1:4, 2:2, 3:6, 3:9, 3:12
- 1 John — 4:9
- Revelation — 4:1, 10:11, 11:5, 22:6
- Epistle of Barnabas — 1:8, 7:2, 7:5, 10:8, 12:5, 13:7, 14:4
- Shepherd of Hermas — 1:3, 9:2, 18:2, 23:4, 24:3, 66:5
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 2:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 4:1, 6:1, 8:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 9:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 10:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 2:1, 4:2, 9:2, 14:2, 15:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 1:1, 8:2, 9:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 3:2, 7:3
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 1:2, 2:1, 8:2, 11:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 5:2, 7:1, 9:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 1:10
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 4:1, 10:1, 14:1, 24:1, 25:1, 31:1, 35:1, 40:1, 41:1, 45:1, 46:1, 49:1, 54:1, 55:1, 66:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:3, 0:4, 0:5, 0:10, 0:12, 0:13
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 1:4, 4:1, 7:2, 17:1, 17:2, 18:2, 23:2, 23:5, 30:3, 31:5, 40:3, 42:1, 44:4, 47:5, 48:4, 54:1, 55:1, 55:3, 56:1, 56:14, 56:18, 62:4, 63:2, 64:5, 70:4, 74:1, 74:3, 78:3, 78:6, 78:7, 78:8, 79:3, 83:4, 85:4, 85:6, 85:7, 86:6, 90:3, 91:1, 92:2, 93:1, 94:1, 94:2, 94:4, 94:5, 97:2, 98:1, 99:1, 100:4, 100:6, 101:1, 102:5, 103:8, 105:2, 106:3, 108:3, 109:1, 111:2, 111:4, 112:3, 113:1, 113:5, 113:7, 114:4, 117:1, 117:3, 119:2, 119:5, 121:1, 125:1, 125:2, 125:5, 126:5, 128:2, 131:1, 131:2, 131:3, 133:6, 134:2, 134:5, 137:1, 138:2, 138:3, 139:1, 141:1, 141:4
Mathetes
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 2:12, 7:13, 12:43, 18:7, 26:24, 27:19
- Mark — 2:1, 14:21
- Luke — 5:5, 8:47, 11:24, 17:1, 22:22
- John — 1:3, 1:7, 1:10, 3:17, 6:57, 7:43, 10:9, 11:4, 11:15, 12:11, 12:30, 14:6, 19:23
- Acts — 1:3, 2:22, 3:16, 4:16, 10:21, 15:12, 18:9, 22:24, 23:28, 24:17
- Romans — 1:5, 2:24, 4:11, 4:23, 4:24, 5:2, 5:9, 5:11, 5:12, 5:16, 5:18, 7:11, 8:25, 11:28, 11:36, 14:14, 15:18, 15:28
- 1 Corinthians — 1:9, 3:5, 4:6, 8:6, 8:11, 9:10, 10:28, 13:12, 15:2, 15:21, 16:3
- 2 Corinthians — 1:16, 1:19, 1:20, 2:10, 2:14, 4:15, 5:20, 8:9, 9:11, 10:11, 12:17
- Galatians — 1:1, 1:12, 3:18, 3:19, 4:13, 5:6, 6:14
- Ephesians — 2:18
- Philippians — 1:15, 1:24, 3:8
- Colossians — 1:16, 1:20, 3:6, 3:17, 4:3
- 1 Thessalonians — 1:5, 3:9
- 2 Thessalonians — 2:2, 2:15
- 1 Timothy — 2:10
- 2 Timothy — 1:6, 1:12, 4:17
- Titus — 1:13
- Hebrews — 1:2, 2:2, 2:10, 2:11, 3:19, 4:6, 5:3, 6:7, 7:19, 7:25, 9:12, 11:4, 11:7, 12:1, 12:11, 12:28, 13:15
- 1 Peter — 1:3, 1:20, 1:21, 2:14, 3:20, 3:21, 5:12
- 2 Peter — 1:4, 2:2, 3:5, 3:6, 3:9, 3:12
- 1 John — 4:9, 5:6
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
- 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
- ΕΔΙΑΝ — through, by, on account of, because of, during, for the sake of, by means of, with, between, apart
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.