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διά
Transliteration
dia (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-ah'
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Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
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TDNT Reference: 2:65,149

Strong’s Definitions

διά diá, dee-ah'; a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):—after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, × though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 646x

The KJV translates Strong's G1223 in the following manner: by (241x), through (88x), with (16x), for (58x), for ... sake (47x), therefore (with G5124) (44x), for this cause (with G5124) (14x), because (52x), miscellaneous (86x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 646x
The KJV translates Strong's G1223 in the following manner: by (241x), through (88x), with (16x), for (58x), for ... sake (47x), therefore (with G5124) (44x), for this cause (with G5124) (14x), because (52x), miscellaneous (86x).
  1. through

    1. of place

      1. with

      2. in

    2. of time

      1. throughout

      2. during

    3. of means

      1. by

      2. by the means of

  2. through

    1. the ground or reason by which something is or is not done

      1. by reason of

      2. on account of

      3. because of for this reason

      4. therefore

      5. on this account

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διά diá, dee-ah'; a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):—after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, × though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).
STRONGS G1223:
διά ["written δἰ before a vowel, except in proper names and 2 Corinthians 5:7; Romans 8:10" Tdf. Proleg., p. 94], akin to δίς and Latin dis in composition, properly, denoting a division into two or more parts; a preposition taking the genitive and the accusative. In its use the biblical writers differ in no respect from the Greek; cf. Winer's Grammar, 377ff (353ff); 398 (372)f.
A. with the genitive: through;
I. of place;
1. properly, after verbs denoting an extension, or a motion, or an act, that occurs through any place: δἰ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀναχωρεῖν, Matthew 2:12; δἰ ἀνύδρων τόπων, Matthew 12:43; διὰ τῆς Σαμαρείας, John 4:4; διὰ τῆς θύρας, John 10:1f; add, Matthew 19:24; Mark 2:23; Mark 10:25; Mark 11:16; Luke 4:30; Luke 5:19; Luke 18:25; 2 Corinthians 11:33; Hebrews 9:11; Hebrews 11:29, etc.; δἰ ὑμῶν, through your city, Romans 15:28; [on διὰ πάντων, Acts 9:32, see πᾶς, II. 1]; διὰ πάντων, diffusing his saving influence through all, Ephesians 4:6; σώζεσθαι διὰ πυρός, 1 Corinthians 3:15; διασώζ. δἰ ὕδατος, 1 Peter 3:20 (Evang. Nicod. c. 9, p. 568f, Thilo edition [p. 228, Tdf. edition] διὰ θαλάσσης ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς); βλέλπειν δἰ ἐσόπτρου, 1 Corinthians 13:12 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 380 (356)]. Add the adverbial phrase δἰ ὅλου from top to bottom, throughout, John 19:23 (metaphorically, in every way, 1 Macc. 6:18). From this use of the preposition has come
2. its tropical use of state or condition in which (properly, passing through which as through a space) one does or suffers something, where we, with a different conception, employ with, in, etc. (German bei, unter, mit): διὰ γράμματος κ. περιτομῆς παραβάτης νόμου, Romans 2:27 [Winers Grammar, 380 (355)]; οἱ πιστεύοντες δἰ ἀκροβυστίας who believe, though uncircumcised (see ἀκροβυστία, a.), Romans 4:11; διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίειν, with offence, or so as to be an offence [cf. Winers Grammar, 380 (356), and see πρόσκομμα], Romans 14:20; διὰ πίστεως περιπατεῖν, οὐ διὰ εἴδους (see εἶδος, 1), 2 Corinthians 5:7; τὰ διὰ [Lachmann marginal reading (cf. Tr marginal reading) τὰ ἴδια (see Meyer at the passage)] τοῦ σώματος, done in the body (i. e. while we were clothed with our earthly body [others take διά here instrumentally; see III. 2 below]), 2 Corinthians 5:10; διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων, 2 Corinthians 2:4; διὰ δόξης, clothed with glory, 2 Corinthians 3:11; ἔρχεσθαι, εἰσέρχ. διά τινος with a thing, Hebrews 9:12; 1 John 5:6 [but cf. Winer's Grammar, 380 (355)]; δἰ ὑπομονῆς, Romans 8:25 (διὰ πένθους τὸ γῆρας διάγειν, Xenophon, Cyril 4, 6, 6; cf. Matthiae ii., p. 1353).
II. of Time [cf. Winer's Grammar, 380 (356); Ellicott or Meyer on Galatians 2:1; Fritzsche as below];
1. of continued time; hence,
a. of the time throughout (during) which anything is done: Matthew 26:61; Mark 14:58; δἰ ὅλης (τῆς R G) νυκτός, Luke 5:5; διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν, Hebrews 2:15; διὰ παντός [so L WH Tr (except Mark 5:5; Luke 24:53)], or written together διαπαντός [so G T (except in Matthew); cf. Winers Grammar, 46 (45); Lipsius, Gram. Unters., p. 125], continually, always: Matthew 18:10; Mark 5:5; Luke 24:53; Acts 2:25 (from Psalm 15:8 (Ps. 16:8)); Acts 10:2; 24:16; Romans 11:10 (from Psalm 68:24 (Ps. 69:24)); 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Hebrews 9:6; Hebrews 13:15 (often in Greek writings).
b. of the time within which a thing is done: διὰ τῆς νυκτός (L T Tr WH διὰ νυκτός), by night, Acts 5:19; Acts 16:9; Acts 17:10; Acts 23:31, (Palaephatus 1, 10); δἰ ἡμερῶν τεσσαράκοντα, repeatedly within the space of forty days, Acts 1:3; — (denying this use of the preposition, C. F. A. Fritzsche in Fritzschiorum Opuscc., p. 164f would refer these instances to the use noted under a. [see Winer's, Ellicott, Meyer as above]).
2. of time elapsed, and which has, so to say, been passed through: Galatians 2:1 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 380 (356)]; δἰ ἡμερῶν (some) days having intervened, after (some) days, Mark 2:1; δἰ ἐτῶν πλειόνων, Acts 24:17; examples from Greek authors in Fritzsche on Mark, p. 50; [Winers Grammar, 380 (356); Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. II. 2; Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word, 2; Field, Otium Norv. iii, p. 14].
III. of the means or instrument by which anything is effected; because what is done by means of a person or thing seems to pass as it were through the same [cf. Winer's Grammar, 378 (354)].
1. of one who is the author of the action as well as its instrument, or of the efficient cause: δἰ αὐτοῦ (i. e. τοῦ θεοῦ) τὰ πάντα namely, ἐστίν or ἐγένετο, Romans 11:36; also δἰ οὗ, Hebrews 2:10; δἰ οὗ ἐκλήθητε, 1 Corinthians 1:9; add [Galatians 4:7 L T Tr WH, see below]; Hebrews 7:21 ( ἰατρικη πᾶσα διὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τούτου, i. e. Aesculapius, κυβερναται, Plato, symp., p. 186 e.; cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. i., p. 15 [and for examples Sophocles Lexicon, under the word, 1]); of him to whom that is due which anyone has or has done; hence equivalent to by the fault of anyone: δἰ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται, Matthew 18:7; δἰ ἑνὸς ἀνθρ. ἁμαρτία... εἰσῆλθε, Romans 5:12, cf. Romans 5:16-19; ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, Romans 8:3; by the merit, aid, favor of anyone: ἐν ζωῇ βασιλεύσουσι διά, etc. Romans 5:17, cf. Romans 5:18; 1 Corinthians 15:21; διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, and the like: Romans 5:1f; Romans 5:11; Acts 10:43; Galatians 4:7 [Rec., but see above]; δοξάζειν τ. θεὸν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, 1 Peter 4:11, and εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ διά Ἰησ. Χρ. Romans 1:8; Romans 7:25 (where L T Tr WH text χάρις τῷ θεῷ); Colossians 3:17 — because the possibility both of glorifying God and of giving thanks to him is due to the kindness of Christ: καυχᾶσθαι ἐν τῷ θεῷ διὰ Ἰησ. Χρ. Romans 5:11; ἀναπαύεσθαι διά τινος, Philemon 1:7; οἱ πεπιστευκότες διὰ τῆς χάριστος, Acts 18:27; πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ... διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας, Acts 24:2 (3); ὑπερνικᾶν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, Romans 8:37; περισσεύειν διά τινος, by the increase which comes from one, Philippians 1:26; 2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 9:12; διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν δεήσεως, Philippians 1:19; add, Philemon 1:22 Romans 1:12; 2 Corinthians 1:4; Galatians 4:23; 1 Peter 1:5.
2. of the instrument used to accomplish a thing, or of the instrumental cause in the stricter sense: — with the genitive of person by the service, the intervention of, anyone; with the genitive of thing, by means of, with the help of, anything;
a. in passages where a subject expressly mentioned is said to do or to have done a thing by some person or by some thing: Mark 16:20 (τοῦ κυρίου τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τ. σημείων); Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; Acts 2:22 (τέρασι κ. σημείοις, οἷς ἐποίησε δἰ αὐτοῦ θεός); Acts 8:20; Acts 10:36; Acts 15:23 (γράψαντες διὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶν); Acts 20:28; Acts 21:19; Acts 28:25; Romans 2:16; Romans 3:31; Romans 7:13; [Romans 8:11 Rec.bez elz L edition min. T WH text]; Romans 15:18; Romans 16:18; 1 Corinthians 1:21 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 381 (357)]; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 1 Corinthians 14:9, 19 [R G]; 1 Cor 15:57; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 4:14 R G; 2 Cor 5:18, 20; 9:13 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 381 (357)]; 2 Cor 10:9; 12:17; Ephesians 1:5; Ephesians 2:16; Colossians 1:20, 22; Colossians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 1:2, 3 [R G]; Heb 2:14; 6:12; 7:19; 9:26; 13:2, 12, 15, 21; Revelation 1:1; γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος (material cause) κ. δἰ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ, 2 Peter 3:5 [Winers Grammar, 419 (390) cf. 217 (204)].
b. in passages in which the author or principal cause is not mentioned, but is easily understood from the nature of the case, or from the context: Romans 1:12; 1 Corinthians 11:12 [cf. Winer's Grammar, 381 (357)]; Philippians 1:20; 1 Thessalonians 3:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 15; Hebrews 11:39 [cf. Winer's Grammar, as above, also § 50, 3]; Heb 12:11,15; 1 Peter 1:7; διὰ πολλῶν μαρτύρων, by the mediation (intervention) of many witnesses, they being summoned for that purpose [cf. Winers Grammar, 378 (354); A. V. among], 2 Timothy 2:2. Where it is evident from the religious conceptions of the Bible that God is the author or first cause: John 11:4; Acts 5:12; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 4:16; Colossians 2:19; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 10:10; 2 Peter 3:6; σώζεσθαι διὰ τ. πίστεως, Ephesians 2:8; συνεγείρεσθαι διὰ τ. πίστ., Colossians 2:12; δικαιοῦσθαι διά τῆς πίστεως, Galatians 2:16, cf. Romans 3:30; in the phrases διὰ τοῦ Ἰησ. Χριστοῦ, and the like: John 1:17; John 3:17; Acts 13:38; Romans 1:5; Romans 5:9; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 1 John 4:9; Philippians 1:11; διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, 1 Corinthians 15:2; Ephesians 3:6; διὰ λόγου θεοῦ, 1 Peter 1:23, cf. 1 Peter 1:3; διὰ νόμου, Romans 3:27; Romans 4:13; δἰ ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησ. Χρ. Galatians 1:12, cf. Galatians 1:15f; διὰ τοῦ (ἁγίου) πνεύματος, Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 12:8; Ephesians 3:16; πιστεύειν διά τινος (see πιστεύω, 1 b. γ.), John 1:7; 1 Corinthians 3:5; σημεῖον γέγονε δἰ αὐτῶν, Acts 4:16; λόγος δἰ ἀγγέλων λαληθείς, Hebrews 2:2, cf. Galatians 3:19; νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη, John 1:17; in passages in which something is said to have been spoken through the O. T. prophets, or some one of them [cf. Lightfoot Fresh Revision etc., p. 121f]: Matthew 2:5, 17 L T Tr WH, Matthew 2:23; [Matthew 3:3 L T Tr WH]; Matthew 4:14; Matthew 8:17; Matthew 12:17; Matthew 21:4; Matthew 24:15; Matthew 27:9; Acts 2:16; or to have been so written: Luke 18:31; with the added mention of the first cause: ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφ., Matthew 1:22; Matthew 2:15, cf. Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; Acts 28:25; Romans 1:2; in passages relating to the Logos: πάντα δἰ αὐτοῦ (i. e., through the Divine Logos [cf. Winer's Grammar, 379 (355)]) ἐγένετο or ἐκτίσθη: John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6 (where he is expressly distinguished from the first cause: ἐξ αὐτοῦ [Winer's Grammar, 419 (391)]); Colossians 1:16 [Winer's Grammar, the passage cited], cf. Hebrews 1:2 (Philo de cherub. § 35). The instrumental cause and the principal are distinguished in 1 Corinthians 11:12 (διὰ τῆς γυναικός... ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ); Galatians 1:1 (ἀπ’ ἀνθρώπων... δἰ ἀνθρώπου [cf. Winer's Grammar, 418 (390)]).
3. with the genitive of a thing διά is used to denote the manner in which a thing is done, or the formal cause: εἶπε διὰ παραβολῆς, Luke 8:4; εἶπε δἰ ὁράματος, Acts 18:9; ἀπαγγέλλειν διὰ λόγου, by word of mouth, Acts 15:27; τῷ λόγῳ δἰ ἐπιστολῶν, 2 Corinthians 10:11, cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; πίστις ἐνεργουμένη δἰ ἀγάπης, Galatians 5:6; κεχάρισται δἰ ἐπαγγελίας, Galatians 3:18; δουλεύειν διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης, Galatians 5:13; ἐπιστέλλειν διὰ βραχέων, Hebrews 13:22; γράφειν δἰ ὀλίγων, 1 Peter 5:12 (Plato, Gorgias, p. 449 b. διὰ μακρῶν λόγους ποιεῖσθαι [see ὀλίγος, at the end; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 b.]); διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος, 2 John 1:12; διὰ μέλανος κ. καλάμου, 3 John 1:13, (Plutarch, Sol. 17, 3). To this head I should refer also the use of διά τινος in exhortations etc. where one seeks to strengthen his exhortation by the mention of a thing or a person held sacred by those whom he is admonishing (διά equivalent to by an allusion to, by reminding you of [cf. Winer's Grammar, 381 (357)]): Romans 12:1; 15:30; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:2 [yet cf. Winer's Grammar, 379 (355) note]; 2 Thessalonians 3:12 R G.
B. with the accusative [Winer's Grammar, 398f (372f)].
I. of place; through; often so in the Greek poets, once in the N. T. according to L T Tr WH viz. Luke 17:11 διὰ μέσον Σαμαρείας, for R G διὰ μέσου Σαμ. [but see μέσος, 2].
II. of the ground or reason on account of which anything is or is not done; by reason of, because of (German aus Grund).
1. of the reason for which a thing is done, or of the efficient reason, when for greater perspicuity it may be rendered by [cf. Kühner, § 434 Anm.];
a. with the accusative of the thing: δἰ ἥν, viz. τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμέραν (properly, by reason of which day, i. e. because it will come [cf. Winer's Grammar, 400 (373)]), 2 Peter 3:12; διὰ τ. λόγον (properly, by reason of the word, i. e. because the word has cleansing power), John 15:3; διὰ τὸ θέλημά σου (Vulg. proptar voluntatem tuam, i. e. because thou didst will it), Revelation 4:11; add, Revelation 12:11; Revelation 13:14 (ἀναβιώσκεται διὰ τὴν τοῦ πατρὸς φύσιν, Plato, symp., p. 203 e.); cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 3:1.
b. with the accusative of the person, by whose will, agency, favor, fault, anything is or is done: διὰ τὸν πατέρα... δἰ ἐμέ (properly, because the father lives... because I live [cf. Winer's Grammar, 399 (373)]), John 6:57; διὰ τὸν ὑποτάξαντα, by the will of him who subjected it, opposed to οὐχ ἑκοῦσα, Romans 8:20 [cf. Winer's 399 (373) note]; μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι διὰ κύριον ἀπέστην, Sir. 15:11; so too in the Greek writings of every age; cf. Krüger, § 68, 23; Grimm on 2 Macc. 6:25. Much more often
2. of the reason or cause on account of which anything is or is done, or ought to be done; on account of, because of;
a. in the phrases διὰ τοῦτο, for this cause; for this reason; therefore; on this account; since this is so: Matthew 6:25; Matthew 12:27, 31; Matthew 13:13, etc.; Mark 6:14; Mark 11:24; Luke 11:49; Luke 14:20; John 6:65; John 9:23; Acts 2:26; Romans 1:26; Romans 4:16; Romans 5:12; Romans 13:6; Romans 15:9; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 11:10, 30; 2 Corinthians 4:1; Ephesians 1:15; Ephesians 5:17; Ephesians 6:13; Colossians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:5, 7; 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 2 Timothy 2:10; Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 2:1; 1 John 4:5; 3 John 1:10; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 12:12; Revelation 18:8. followed by ὅτι, for this cause... because, therefore... because: John 5:16, 18; John 8:47; John 10:17; John 12:18, 39; 1 John 3:1; cf. Tholuck edition 7 on John 10:17 [he questions, at least for John 10:17 and John 12:39, the canon of Meyer (on John 12:39), Luthardt (on John 10:17), others, that in this phrase in John the τοῦτο always looks backwards] in the opposite order (when the words that precede with ὅτι are to be emphasized): John 15:19. It indicates the end and purpose, being followed either by ἵνα, 2 Corinthians 13:10; 1 Timothy 1:16; Philemon 1:15, (in the opposite order, John 1:31); or by ὅπως, Hebrews 9:15. διὰ τί [so L Tr WH] and written together διατί [so G T; cf. Winers Grammar, 45; Lipsius, Gram. Unters., p. 126], why? wherefore? Matthew 9:11, 14; Matthew 13:10; Matthew 17:19; Mark 2:18; Luke 5:30; John 7:45; Acts 5:3; Romans 9:32; 1 Corinthians 6:7; Revelation 17:7. δἰ ἥν αἰτίαν, see αἰτία, 1. τίς αἰτία, δἰ ἥν, Acts 10:21; Acts 23:28; διὰ ταύτην τὴν αἰτίαν, Acts 28:20; διὰ ταῦτα, Ephesians 5:6, etc.
b. used, with the accusative of any noun, of the mental affection by which one is impelled to some act [English for; cf. Winer's Grammar, 399 (372)] διὰ φθόνον, because prompted by envy, for envy, Matthew 27:18; Mark 15:10; διὰ τὸν φόβον τινός, John 7:13; John 19:38; John 20:19; Revelation 18:10, 15; διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην, Ephesians 2:4. of any other cause on account of which one is said to do or to have done something — as in Matthew 14:3, 9; Matthew 15:3, 6; John 4:39, 41; John 12:11; John 14:11; Acts 28:2; Romans 3:25 (διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγ. ἁμαρτημ. because of the pretermission etc., i. e. because he had left the sins unpunished); Romans 6:19; Romans 15:15; 2 Corinthians 9:14; Galatians 4:13 (δἰ ἀσθένειαν τῆς σαρκός, on account of an infirmity of the flesh, i. e. detained among you by sickness; cf. Wieseler [or Bp. Lightfoot] at the passage); — or to suffer or have suffered something, Matthew 24:9; Matthew 27:19; Luke 23:19, 25; Acts 21:35; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Colossians 3:6; 1 Peter 3:14; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 6:9; — or to have obtained something, Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 5:14; 1 John 2:12; — or to be or to become something, Romans 8:10; 11:28; Ephesians 4:18; Hebrews 5:12 [Winer's Grammar, 399 (373)]; Hebrews 7:18. of the impeding cause, where by reason of some person or thing something is said to have been impossible: Matthew 13:58; Matthew 17:20; Mark 2:4; Luke 5:19; Luke 8:19; Acts 21:34; Hebrews 3:19; Hebrews 4:6. διά with the accusative of a person is often equivalent to for the benefit of, [English for the sake of]: Mark 2:27; John 11:42; John 12:30; 1 Corinthians 11:9; Hebrews 1:14; Hebrews 6:7; διὰ τούς ἐκλεκτούς, Matthew 24:22; Mark 13:20; 2 Timothy 2:10; διὰ Χριστόν for Christ's sake, to promote his cause, 1 Corinthians 4:10; δἰ ὑμᾶς, John 12:30; 2 Corinthians 4:15; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 1:5. διὰ τινα, because of the example set by one: 2 Corinthians 2:10; Romans 2:24; 2 Peter 2:2; διὰ τὸν Χριστόν, for Christ, to become a partner of Christ, Philippians 3:7 (equivalent to ἵνα Χριστὸν κερδήσω, Philippians 3:8).
c. διὰ τό, because that, for that, is placed before the infinitive — either standing alone, as Luke 9:7; Hebrews 7:23; — or having a subject accusative expressed, as Matthew 24:12; Mark 5:4; Luke 2:4; Luke 19:11; Acts 4:2; Acts 12:20; Acts 18:2; Acts 27:4, 9; Acts 28:18; Philippians 1:7; Hebrews 7:24; Hebrews 10:2; James 4:2; — or with its subject accusative evident from the context, as Matthew 13:6; Mark 4:6; Luke 11:8; Luke 18:5; Luke 23:8; Acts 8:11; Acts 18:3.
C. In Composition διά indicates:
1. a passing through space or time, through, (διαβαίνω, διέρχομαι, διϋλίζω, etc.); hence,
2. continuity of time (διαμένω, διατελέω, διατηρέω), and completeness of action (διακαθαρίζω, διαζώννυμι).
3. distribution (διαδίδωμι, διαγγέλλω, διαφημίζω).
4. separation (διαλύω, διαιρέω).
5. rivalry and endeavor (διαπίνω, διακατελέγχομαι; cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 854; [Winer. as below, p. 6]).
6. transition from one state to another (διαλλάσσω, διορθόω). [Cf. Winer, De verb. comp. etc. Part v.; Valckenaer on Herodotus 5, 18; Cattier. Gazophyl. edition Abresch, Cant. 1810, p. 39; A. Rieder, Ueb. d. mit mehr als ein. prap. zusammeng. verba im N. T., p. 17f] No one of the N. T. writers makes more frequent use of verbs compounded with διά than Luke, [see the list in Winer, as above, p. 3 note; on their construction Winers Grammar, § 52, 4, 8].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
16:8; 68:24; 69:24
Matthew
1:22; 2:5; 2:12; 2:15; 2:17; 2:23; 3:3; 4:14; 6:25; 8:17; 9:11; 9:14; 12:17; 12:27; 12:31; 12:43; 13:6; 13:10; 13:13; 13:58; 14:3; 14:9; 15:3; 15:6; 17:19; 17:20; 18:7; 18:10; 19:24; 21:4; 24:9; 24:12; 24:15; 24:22; 26:61; 27:9; 27:18; 27:19
Mark
2:1; 2:4; 2:18; 2:23; 2:27; 4:6; 5:4; 5:5; 5:5; 6:14; 10:25; 11:16; 11:24; 13:20; 14:58; 15:10; 16:20
Luke
1:70; 1:70; 2:4; 4:30; 5:5; 5:19; 5:19; 5:30; 8:4; 8:19; 9:7; 11:8; 11:49; 14:20; 17:11; 18:5; 18:25; 18:31; 19:11; 23:8; 23:19; 23:25; 24:53; 24:53
John
1:3; 1:7; 1:17; 1:17; 1:31; 3:17; 4:4; 4:39; 4:41; 5:16; 5:18; 6:57; 6:65; 7:13; 7:45; 8:47; 9:23; 10:1; 10:17; 10:17; 10:17; 10:17; 11:4; 11:42; 12:11; 12:18; 12:30; 12:30; 12:39; 12:39; 12:39; 14:11; 15:3; 15:19; 19:23; 19:38; 20:19
Acts
1:3; 1:16; 1:16; 2:16; 2:22; 2:25; 2:26; 4:2; 4:16; 5:3; 5:12; 5:19; 8:11; 8:20; 9:32; 10:2; 10:21; 10:36; 10:43; 12:20; 13:38; 15:23; 15:27; 16:9; 17:10; 18:2; 18:3; 18:9; 18:27; 20:28; 21:19; 21:34; 21:35; 23:28; 23:31; 24:2; 24:3; 24:16; 24:17; 27:4; 27:9; 28:2; 28:18; 28:20; 28:25; 28:25
Romans
1:2; 1:5; 1:8; 1:12; 1:12; 1:26; 2:16; 2:24; 2:27; 3:25; 3:27; 3:30; 3:31; 4:11; 4:13; 4:16; 5:1; 5:5; 5:9; 5:11; 5:11; 5:12; 5:12; 5:16; 5:17; 5:17; 5:18; 5:18; 5:19; 6:19; 7:13; 7:25; 8:3; 8:10; 8:10; 8:11; 8:20; 8:25; 8:37; 9:32; 11:10; 11:28; 11:36; 12:1; 13:6; 14:20; 15:9; 15:15; 15:18; 15:28; 15:30; 16:18
1 Corinthians
1:9; 1:10; 1:21; 2:10; 3:5; 3:15; 4:10; 4:15; 4:17; 6:7; 6:14; 8:6; 11:9; 11:10; 11:12; 11:12; 11:30; 12:8; 13:12; 14:9; 14:19; 15:2; 15:21; 15:57; 15:57
2 Corinthians
1:4; 1:4; 1:5; 2:4; 2:10; 3:11; 4:1; 4:11; 4:14; 4:15; 5:7; 5:7; 5:10; 5:18; 5:20; 8:9; 9:12; 9:13; 9:14; 10:1; 10:9; 10:11; 11:33; 12:17; 13:10
Galatians
1:1; 1:12; 1:15; 2:1; 2:1; 2:16; 3:18; 3:19; 4:7; 4:7; 4:13; 4:23; 5:6; 5:13
Ephesians
1:5; 1:15; 2:4; 2:8; 2:16; 3:6; 3:10; 3:16; 4:6; 4:16; 4:18; 5:6; 5:17; 6:13
Philippians
1:7; 1:11; 1:19; 1:20; 1:24; 1:26; 3:7; 3:8
Colossians
1:9; 1:16; 1:20; 1:22; 2:8; 2:12; 2:19; 3:6; 3:17
1 Thessalonians
1:5; 2:13; 3:5; 3:7; 3:7; 4:2; 4:14
2 Thessalonians
2:2; 2:11; 2:14; 2:15; 2:15; 3:12; 3:16
1 Timothy
1:16
2 Timothy
1:6; 2:2; 2:10; 2:10
Titus
3:5
Philemon
1:7; 1:15; 1:22
Hebrews
1:2; 1:2; 1:3; 1:9; 1:14; 2:1; 2:2; 2:9; 2:10; 2:14; 2:15; 3:19; 4:6; 5:12; 5:14; 6:7; 6:12; 7:18; 7:19; 7:21; 7:23; 7:24; 9:6; 9:11; 9:12; 9:15; 9:26; 10:2; 10:10; 11:29; 11:39; 12:11; 12:15; 13:2; 13:12; 13:15; 13:15; 13:21; 13:22
James
4:2
1 Peter
1:3; 1:5; 1:7; 1:23; 3:14; 3:20; 4:11; 5:12
2 Peter
2:2; 3:5; 3:6; 3:12
1 John
2:12; 3:1; 4:5; 4:9; 5:6
2 John
1:12
3 John
1:10; 1:13
Revelation
1:1; 1:9; 4:11; 6:9; 7:15; 12:11; 12:12; 13:14; 17:7; 18:8; 18:10; 18:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1223 matches the Greek διά (dia),
which occurs 667 times in 599 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 12 (Mat 1:22–Mat 24:15)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:22 - Now all this [fn]took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through G1223 [fn]the prophet would be fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 - They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written [fn]by [fn]the prophet:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:12 - And after being warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:15 - He [fn]stayed there until the death of Herod; this happened so that what had been spoken by the Lord through G1223 [fn]the prophet would be fulfilled: “OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:17 - Then what had been spoken through G1223 Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - and came and settled in a city called Nazareth. This happened so that what was spoken through G1223 the prophets would be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is the one referred to [fn]by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

“THE VOICE OF ONE [fn]CALLING [fn]OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,

‘PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD,

MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:4 - But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF G1223 THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:14 - This happened so that what was spoken through G1223 Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:25 -

“For this reason G1223 I say to you, [fn]do not be worried about your [fn]life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:13 -

“Enter through G1223 the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through G1223 it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:17 - This happened so that what was spoken through G1223 Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR ILLNESSES AND [fn]CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:28 -

And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:11 - And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why G1223 is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:14 -

Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why G1223 do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:22 - “And you will be hated by all because G1223 of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:2 -

Now while in prison, John heard about the works of Christ, and he sent word by his disciples,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:1 -

[fn]At that time Jesus went through G1223 the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:17 - This happened so that what was spoken through G1223 Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:27 - “And if by [fn]Beelzebul I cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore G1223, they will be your judges.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 -

“Therefore G1223 I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:43 -

“Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through G1223 waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:5 - “Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because G1223 they had no depth of soil.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - “But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because G1223 they had no root, they withered away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:10 -

And the disciples came up and said to Him, “Why G1223 do You speak to them in parables?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:13 - “Therefore G1223 I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution occurs because G1223 of the [fn]word, immediately he [fn]falls away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This was so that what was spoken through G1223 the prophet would be [fn]fulfilled:

“I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES;

I WILL PROCLAIM THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:52 - And [fn]Jesus said to them, “Therefore G1223 every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure new things and old.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:58 - And He did not do many [fn]miracles there because G1223 of their unbelief.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:2 - and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why G1223 miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 -

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because G1223 of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:9 - And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because G1223 of his oaths and [fn]his dinner guests.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:2 - “Why G1223 do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:3 - And He answered and said to them, “Why G1223 do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake G1223 of your tradition?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:6 - he is not to [fn]honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake G1223 of your tradition.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:19 -

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why G1223 could we not cast it out?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:20 - And He *said to them, “Because G1223 of your meager faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith [fn]the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:7 -

“Woe to the world because of its [fn]stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that [fn]stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through G1223 whom the [fn]stumbling block comes!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:10 -

“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones; for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually G1223 see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:23 -

“For this reason G1223 the kingdom of heaven [fn]is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:12 - “For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake G1223 of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:24 - “And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through G1223 the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:4 - Now this [fn]took place so that what was spoken through G1223 [fn]the prophet would be fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:25 - “The baptism of John was from what source: from heaven or from men?” And they began considering the implications among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why G1223 did you not believe him?’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:43 -

“Therefore G1223 I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a [fn]people producing its fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 -

“Therefore G1223, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 -

“Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because G1223 of My name.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:12 - “And because G1223 lawlessness is increased, [fn]most people’s love will become cold.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:15 -

“Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through G1223 Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place[fn]let the [fn]reader understand


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