διά dia · G1223

through/because of

διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.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: Mat.2:12 12:43, Mrk.2:23, Luk.4:30, Jhn.4:4, 2Co.11:33, al.; σώζεσθαι (διας-) δ. πυρός, ὕδατος, 1Co.3:15, 1Pe.3:20; βλέπειν δ. ἐσόπτρου, 1Co.13:12; metaphorically, of a state or condition: Rom.14:20, 2Co.2:4 5:7, 10; δ. γράμματος, ἀκροβυστίας (Lft., Notes, 263, 279), Rom.2:27 4:11; δι ̓ὑπομενῆς, Rom.8:25. ; (ii) Of Time; (a) during which: Mat.26:61, Mrk.14:58, Luk.5:5; δ. παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν, Heb.2:15; δ. παντός (διαπαντός in Mrk.5:5, Luk.24:53), always, continually, Mat.18:10, Act.2:25" …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

διά, ; poetry διαί (Aeolic dialect ζά, which see), preposition governing genitive and accusative — Rad. sense, through; never anastrophic [Prop. δῐᾰ: but [] uses ῑ at the beginning of a line, []: also ᾱ, for the sake of meter, frequently in [] uses διαί in Lyric poetry, []; A WITH GEN. ; A.I of Place or Space: ; A.I.1 of motion in a line, from one end to the other, right through, in [] frequently of the effect of weapons, διὰ μὲν ἀσπίδος ἦλθε.. ἔγχος καὶ διὰ θώρηκος.. [] out through the Scaean …

Where it's used 686 times

Matthew 1:22 · Matthew 2:5 · Matthew 2:12 · Matthew 2:15 · Matthew 2:17 · Matthew 2:23 · Matthew 3:3 · Matthew 4:4 · Matthew 4:14 · Matthew 6:25 · Matthew 7:13 · Matthew 8:17 · Matthew 8:28 · Matthew 9:11 · Matthew 9:14 · Matthew 10:22 · Matthew 11:2 · Matthew 12:1 · Matthew 12:17 · Matthew 12:27 · Matthew 12:31 · Matthew 12:43 · Matthew 13:5 · Matthew 13:6 · Matthew 13:10 · Matthew 13:13 · Matthew 13:21 · Matthew 13:35 · Matthew 13:52 · Matthew 13:58 · Matthew 14:2 · Matthew 14:3 · Matthew 14:9 · Matthew 15:2 · Matthew 15:3 · Matthew 15:6 · Matthew 17:19 · Matthew 17:20 · Matthew 18:7 · Matthew 18:10 · Matthew 18:23 · Matthew 19:12 · Matthew 19:24 · Matthew 21:4 · Matthew 21:25 · Matthew 21:43 · Matthew 23:14 · Matthew 23:34 · Matthew 24:9 · Matthew 24:12 · Matthew 24:15 · Matthew 24:22 · Matthew 24:44 · Matthew 26:24 · Matthew 26:61 · Matthew 27:9 · Matthew 27:18 · Matthew 27:19 · Mark 2:1 · Mark 2:4 … and 626 more

Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223

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