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διά

diathrough/because ofHow to read Greek
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:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

667 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 1:16δι’
    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:19δι’; δι’ · by
    For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
  3. 2 Corinthians 1:20δι’ · through; δι’
    For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
  4. 2 Corinthians 2:4διὰ · through
    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  5. 2 Corinthians 2:10δι’ · for your sake
    If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
  6. 2 Corinthians 2:14δι’ · through
    But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  7. 2 Corinthians 3:4διὰ · through
    Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
  8. 2 Corinthians 3:7διὰ · because of
    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  9. 2 Corinthians 3:11διὰ · [came] with
    For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
  10. 2 Corinthians 4:1Διὰ · Therefore
    Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
  11. 2 Corinthians 4:5διὰ · sake
    For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
  12. 2 Corinthians 4:11διὰ · sake
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  13. 2 Corinthians 4:15δι’ · for your benefit; διὰ · to
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:7διὰ · by; διὰ · by
    For we walk by faith, not by sight.
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:10διὰ · in
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:18διὰ · through
    All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:20δι’ · through
    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:7διὰ · with
    …in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
  19. 2 Corinthians 6:8διὰ · through; διὰ
    …through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
  20. 2 Corinthians 7:13διὰ · On account of
    On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
  21. 2 Corinthians 8:5διὰ · through
    And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
  22. 2 Corinthians 8:8διὰ · through
    I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
  23. 2 Corinthians 8:9δι’ · yet for your sake
    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  24. 2 Corinthians 8:18διὰ · by
    Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
  25. 2 Corinthians 9:11δι’ · through
    You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.
  26. 2 Corinthians 9:12διὰ · in
    For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
  27. 2 Corinthians 9:13διὰ · Because of
    Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
  28. 2 Corinthians 9:14διὰ · because of
    And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
  29. 2 Corinthians 10:1διὰ · by
    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
  30. 2 Corinthians 10:9διὰ · by
    I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
  31. 2 Corinthians 10:11δι’ · in
    Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
  32. 2 Corinthians 11:11διὰ · Why
    Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
  33. 2 Corinthians 11:33διὰ · through; διὰ · in
    But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
  34. 2 Corinthians 12:17δι’ · by
    Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
  35. 2 Corinthians 13:10Διὰ
    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
  36. Galatians 1:1δι’ · by; διὰ · by
    Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  37. Galatians 1:12δι’ · by
    I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
  38. Galatians 1:15διὰ · by
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  39. Galatians 2:1διὰ · later
    Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
  40. Galatians 2:4διὰ · because
    This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
  41. Galatians 2:16διὰ · by
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  42. Galatians 2:19διὰ · through
    For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
  43. Galatians 2:21διὰ · through
    I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.