- διά
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- Parse: Preposition
- Meaning:
- διά + Gen = through, by, in the midst of
- διά + Acc = because of
- With Gen
- Of Place:
through (i.e., from one end to the other)
διὰ μέσης τῆς πόλεως
through the centre of the city - Of Time:
- through
δι’ ἡμέρας
all through the day - always, continually, constantly, to the very end
διὰ παντός
for all time, continuously, continually, always - during
διὰ νυκτός
during the night - after (a lapse of time)
δι’ ἑτῶν πλειδόνων
after several years
- through
- Of Interval:
for a distance of
διὰ πέντε σταδίων
at a distance of five stadia - Of Means:
with
γράφειν διὰ χάρτου καὶ μέλανος
to write with paper and ink - Of Agency:
through
δι’ ἑρμηνέως
through an interpreter - Of Indirect cause:
through
ἐτελεύτησεν Μωυσῆς ... διὰ ῥήματος κυρίου
Moses died ... by the word of the Lord (Deut 34:5) - Adverbially:
διὰ κενῆς
in vain, to no purpose, uselessly (Lev 26:16)διὰ τάχους
instantly (Ps 6:11)δι’ εὐθείας
in a straight line (Isa 59:14)δι’ ἑκατέρου
in either case (4Macc 5:21)
- Of Place:
through (i.e., from one end to the other)
- With Acc
- Of Reason:
because of, for the sake of
διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον
for the sake of man - Thanks to:
ὅπως ἄν εὖ μοι γένηται διὰ σέ
so that it would turn out to my advantage, thanks to you [Gen 12:13] - Time:
- today, on that day, then, in the course of time
διὰ τὴν ἡμέραν
then [1Sam 9:12,13]
- today, on that day, then, in the course of time
- Direct Question: Why? (διὰ τί )
- Causal:
because (διά + article + infinitive verb)
διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος
because it had no depth (Matt 13:5)διὰ τὸ πειράζειν κύριον
because they tested the Lord (Ex 17:7) - Causal:
because
διὰ τοῦτο
because of this, therefore
διὰ τί;
why? for what purpose? - Of Reason:
because of, for the sake of
- Forms:
- δι’ PREP