Gloss
(gen.) through, by means of; (acc.) because of, for the sake of, therefore
Forms of the word
Dictionary
διά
Greek transliteration
dia
Simplified transliteration
dia
Numbers
Strong's number
1223
GK Number
1328
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
667
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
prep
Definition
(1) gen., through, used of place or medium, Mt. 7:13; Lk. 6:1; 2 Cor. 11:33; through, of time, during, in the course of, Heb. 2:15; Acts 5:19; through, of immediate agency, causation, instrumentality, by means of, by, Jn. 1:3; Acts 3:18; of means or manner, through, by, with, Lk. 8:4; 2 Cor. 5:7; 8:8; of state or condition, in a state of, Rom. 4:11; (2) acc., used of causation which is not direct and immediate in the production of a result, on account of, because of, for the sake of, with a view to, Mk. 2:27; Jn. 1:31; rarely, through, while subject to a state of untoward circumstances, Gal. 4:13
Greek-English Concordance for διά
| Luke 24:53 | and they were continually (dia | διά | prep-gen) in the temple blessing God. |
| John 1:3 | All things were created by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him, and apart from him not a single thing was created that has been created. |
| John 1:7 | He came as a witness to bear testimony about the light so that everyone might believe through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him. |
| John 1:10 | He was in the world, and the world was created by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him, but the world did not know him. |
| John 1:17 | For the law was given through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Moses; grace and truth came through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ. |
| John 1:31 | I myself did not know him; but I came baptizing with water for (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.” |
| John 2:24 | But as for Jesus, he did not entrust himself to them, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) he knew all men, |
| John 3:17 | For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him. |
| John 3:29 | It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when (dia | διά | prep-acc) he hears the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. |
| John 4:4 | Now it was necessary that he pass through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Samaria. |
| John 4:39 | Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of what the woman had said when she testified, “He told me everything I ever did.” |
| John 4:41 | and many more believed because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of what they heard from him. |
| John 4:42 | They said to the woman, “No longer is it because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of what you said that we believe, for we have heard him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.” |
| John 5:16 | And this is why (dia | διά | prep-acc) the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. |
| John 5:18 | This was why (dia | διά | prep-acc) the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he not only used to break the Sabbath, but he also was calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God. |
| John 6:57 | As the living Father sent me, and I live because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) of me. |
| John 6:65 | And he said, “For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason I have said to you, ‘No one can come to me unless it is granted to him by the Father.’” |
| John 7:13 | No one, however, was speaking openly about him for (dia | διά | prep-acc) fear of the Jews. |
| John 7:22 | Moses gave you circumcision — not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs — and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. |
| John 7:43 | So there was a division among the people because (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) of him. |
| John 7:45 | Then the temple guards went back to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) did you not bring him?” |
| John 8:43 | Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) do you not understand the way I speak? It is because you are unable to grasp my message. |
| John 8:46 | Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am speaking the truth, why (dia | διά | prep-acc) don’t you believe me? |
| John 8:47 | Whoever belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason why (dia | διά | prep-acc) you do not listen is that you do not belong to God.” |
| John 9:23 | For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason his parents said, “He is an adult, ask him.” |
