διά

greekNew TestamentPreposition667 occurrences27 books600 verses

Definition

διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Romans 8:10, 2 Corinthians 5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94),

prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.;

1. with genitive, through;

(i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Matthew 2:12; 12:43, Mark 2:23, Luke 4:30, John 4:4, 2 Corinthians 11:33, al.; σώζεσθαι (διας-) δ. πυρός, ὕδατος, 1 Corinthians 3:15, 1 Peter 3:20; βλέπειν δ. ἐσόπτρου, 1 Corinthians 13:12; metaphorically, of a state or condition: Romans 14:20, 2 Corinthians 2:4; 5:7, 10; δ. γράμματος, ἀκροβυστίας (Lft., Notes, 263, 279), Romans 2:27; 4:11; δι ̓ὑπομενῆς, Romans 8:25.

(ii) Of Time;

(a) during which: Matthew 26:61, Mark 14:58, Luke 5:5; δ. παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν, Hebrews 2:15; δ. παντός (διαπαντός in Mark 5:5, Luke 24:53), always, continually, Matthew 18:10, Acts 2:25" (LXX) 10:2 24:16, Romans 11:10" (LXX), 2 Thessalonians 3:16, Hebrews 9:6; 13:15.

(b) within which: Acts 1:3; δ. νυκτός, Acts 5:19; 16:9; 17:10; 23:31;

(with) after which (Field, Notes, 20; Abbott, JG, 255f.): Mark 2:1, Acts 24:17, Galatians 2:1.

(iii) Of the Means or Instrument;

(1) of the efficient cause (regarded also as the instrument): of God, Romans 11:36, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Galatians 4:7, Hebrews 2:10; 7:21; of Christ, Romans 1:8; 5:1, 17, 1 Corinthians 15:21, 1 Peter 4:11, al.; δ. τ. ὑμῶν δεήσεως, Romans 1:12, 2 Corinthians 1:4, Galatians 4:23, al.;

(2) of the agent, instrument or means;

(a) with genitive of person(s), Matthew 11:2, Luke 1:70, John 1:17, Acts 1:16, Romans 2:16, 1 Corinthians 1:21, Ephesians 1:5, Hebrews 2:14, Revelation 1:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. κυρίου δ. τ. προφήτου (δ. τ. κυρίου, 1 Thessalonians 4:2 (M, Th., in l.); Lft., Rev., 121f.), Matthew 1:22; 2:15, Romans 1:2; δ. ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δ. ἡμῶν (Field, Notes, 202), 2 Thessalonians 2:2; δ. Σ. (NTD, 22), 1 Peter 5:12;

(b) with genitive of thing(s) (where often the simple dative is used in cl.; Jannaris, Gr., 375), John 11:4, Acts 5:12; δ. τ. πίστεως, Romans 3:30; δ. λόγου θεοῦ, 1 Peter 1:23; δ. παραβολῆς, Luke 8:4; δουλεύειν δ. τ. ἀγάπης, Galatians 5:13; δ. ἐπαγγελίας, Galatians 3:18,

2. C. accusative;

(i) rarely, as with genitive, through (Hom), δ. μέσον Σαμαρίας (ICC, in l.; Bl., §42, 1; Robertson, Gr., 581), Luke 17:11.

(ii) by reason of, because of, for the sake of;

(a) with accusative of person(s) (M, Pr., 105), Mark 2:27, John 6:57; 11:42, Romans 8:20;

(b) with accusative of thing(s), δ. φθόνον, Matthew 27:18, Mark 15:10; δ. φόβον, John 7:13; 20:19; δ. ἀγάπην, Ephesians 2:4; δ. τοῦτο, freq., for this cause, therefore, Matthew 6:25, Mark 6:14, Luke 11:49, John 6:65, al.; id. before ὅτι, John 5:16; 10:17, al.; δ. τί, why, Matthew 9:11, 14, Mark 2:18, John 7:45, al.; δ. τό, with inf., Mark 5:4, Luke 9:7, James 4:2.

3. In composition,

(1) through, as in διαβαίνω;

(2) of separation, asunder, as in διασπάω;

(3) of distribution, abroad, as in διαγγέλλω;

(4) of transition, as διαλλάσσω;

(5) of "perfective" action (M, Pr., 112f., 115f.), as διαφύγω, διακαθαρίζω.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διά:

עַלal“upon”31%
כָּתַתka.tat“to crush”28%
אֲתָרִיםa.ta.rim“Atharim”17%
מִן־min“from”4%
מַ֫עַןma.an“because”4%
פָּנֶהpa.neh“face: before”2%
עָבוּרa.vur“for the sake of”2%
יָדyad“hand”2%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

667 total

Romans 5:16δι’ · [the result of]
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
Romans 5:17διὰ · through; διὰ · through
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Romans 5:18δι’; δι’
So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
Romans 5:19διὰ · through; διὰ · through
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:21διὰ · through; διὰ · through
…so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:4διὰ · through; διὰ · through
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:19διὰ · because of
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
Romans 7:4διὰ · through
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
Romans 7:5διὰ · [aroused] by
For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
Romans 7:7διὰ · for
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
Romans 7:8διὰ · through
But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
Romans 7:11διὰ · through; δι’ · through
For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
Romans 7:13διὰ · through; διὰ · through
Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
Romans 7:25διὰ · through
Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
Romans 8:3διὰ · by
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 8:10διὰ · because of; διὰ · because of
But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Romans 8:11διὰ · through
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
Romans 8:20διὰ · because of
For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
Romans 8:25δι’
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8:37διὰ · through
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 9:32διὰ · Why [not]
Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Romans 10:17διὰ · by
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 11:10διὰ
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
Romans 11:28δι’ · on your account; διὰ · on account of
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
Romans 11:36δι’ · through
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
Romans 12:1διὰ · on account of
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:3διὰ · by
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
Romans 13:5διὰ · to avoid; διὰ · as a matter of
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
Romans 13:6διὰ · This is also why
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
Romans 14:14δι’ · in
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
Romans 14:15διὰ · by
If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
Romans 14:20διὰ
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
Romans 15:4διὰ · through; διὰ
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
Romans 15:9Διὰ · Therefore
…so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
Romans 15:15διὰ · because of
However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
Romans 15:18δι’ · through
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
Romans 15:28δι’ · by way of
So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.
Romans 15:30διὰ · by; διὰ · by
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.