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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
Gloss: 
(gen.) through, by means of; (acc.) because of, for the sake of, therefore
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

Matthew 1:22 All this took place so that what was spoken by the Lord through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet might be fulfilled:
Matthew 2:5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet:
Matthew 2:12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) another way.
Matthew 2:15 and was there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet: “Out of Egypt I have called my son.”
Matthew 2:17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet Jeremiah:
Matthew 2:23 And he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, that what was spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by (dia | διά | prep-gen) Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
Matthew 4:4 But he replied, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from (dia | διά | prep-gen) the mouth of God.”
Matthew 4:14 so that what was spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
Matthew 6:25 “Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) I say to you, ‘Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 7:13 “Enter through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and easy the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) it.
Matthew 8:17 In this way what was spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our illnesses and carried our diseases.”
Matthew 8:28 And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass by (dia | διά | prep-gen) that way.
Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 9:14 Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) do we and the Pharisees fast regularly, but your disciples do not fast?”
Matthew 10:22 And you will be hated by all on (dia | διά | prep-acc) account of my name. But the one who endures to the end, this one will be saved.
Matthew 11:2 Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Messiah, he sent word through (dia | διά | prep-gen) his disciples,
Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the grainfields on the Sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and eat.
Matthew 12:17 so that what was written by (dia | διά | prep-gen) Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
Matthew 12:27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason they will be your judges.
Matthew 12:31 “For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Matthew 12:43 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) waterless regions in search of a resting place, but finds none.
Matthew 13:5 Other seed fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprouted because (dia | διά | prep-acc) it had no depth of soil.
Matthew 13:6 But when the sun came up it was scorched; and because (dia | διά | prep-acc) it had no root, it withered away.
Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came to him and said, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) do you speak to them in parables?”
Matthew 13:13 This is why (dia | διά | prep-acc) I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand.
Matthew 13:21 yet he has no root in himself but lasts only a short time, and when suffering or persecution arises on (dia | διά | prep-acc) account of the message, immediately he falls away.
Matthew 13:35 so that what was spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Matthew 13:52 And he said to them, “Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
Matthew 13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of their unbelief.
Matthew 14:2 And he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; and that is why (dia | διά | prep-acc) miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip;
Matthew 14:9 And although the king was distressed, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of his oaths and his dinner guests, he commanded it to be given to her.
Matthew 15:2 “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Matthew 15:3 But he answered them, saying, “And why (dia | διά | prep-acc) do you break the commandment of God for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:6 he need not honor his father.’ So you have nullified the word of God for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) could we not cast it out?”
Matthew 17:20 He said to them, “Because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! It is inevitable that such things come, but woe to the one through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) whom they come!
Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always (dia | διά | prep-gen) see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:23 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) the kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:24 Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 21:4 This took place in order that what had been spoken by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:43 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”
Matthew 23:34 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
Matthew 24:9 Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of my name.
Matthew 24:12 and because (dia | διά | prep-acc) lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ spoken of by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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