For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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διά (δι᾽)
Vocabulary form:
διά
Definition:
gen: through
acc: on account of
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
667
GK:
1328
Cognates:
The diameter (diavmetroV) measures through the middle of an object.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 8:19 | The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him, but they were not able to get near him because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of the crowd. |
| Luke 8:47 | Seeing that she had not escaped notice, the woman stepped forward, trembling, and fell down before him. She declared in the presence of all the people why (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) she had touched him and how she had been healed at once. |
| Luke 9:7 | Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed because (dia | διά | prep-acc) it was being said by some that John had been raised from the dead, |
| Luke 11:8 | I say to you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because (dia | διά | prep-acc) he is his friend, yet because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of the prospect of being put to shame he will get up and give him as much as he needs. |
| Luke 11:19 | And if by Beelzebul I cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) they will be your judges. |
| Luke 11:24 | “When the unclean spirit departs from a person, it travels through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) waterless places seeking rest, and not finding one; then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I departed.’ |
| Luke 11:49 | Indeed, for (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ |
| Luke 12:22 | He said to his disciples, “Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will wear. |
| Luke 13:24 | “Do your best to go in through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to go in and not be able. |
| Luke 14:20 | And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of this I am not able to come.’ |
| Luke 17:1 | And he said to his disciples, “It is inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) whom they come! |
| Luke 17:11 | As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through (dia | διά | prep-acc) the region between Samaria and Galilee. |
| Luke 18:5 | yet because (dia | διά | prep-acc) this widow keeps bothering me, I will vindicate her, so that by her coming she will not ultimately wear me out.’” |
| Luke 18:25 | In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 18:31 | Taking the twelve aside, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out. |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:23 | Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) then did you not put my money in the bank? Then when I returned I could have collected it with interest.’ |
| Luke 19:31 | If someone asks you why (dia | διά | prep-acc) are you untying it, you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) did you not believe him?’ |
| Luke 21:17 | You will be hated by all because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of my name. |
| Luke 22:22 | For the Son of Man goes according to what has been determined, but woe to that man by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) whom he is betrayed.” |
| Luke 23:8 | Upon seeing Jesus, Herod was very glad, since for a long time he had been wanting to see him, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of what he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some miraculous sign done by him. |
| Luke 23:19 | who was thrown into prison because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of a certain riot that had occurred in the city and for murder. |
| Luke 23:25 | He released the man who had been thrown into prison for (dia | διά | prep-acc) insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he handed over Jesus to their will. |
| Luke 24:38 | And he said to them, “Why are you so troubled and why (dia | διά | prep-acc) are doubts arising in your hearts? |
| 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.” |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
dia as in directing through