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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

Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Hebrews 2:1 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) angels became firmly established and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,
Hebrews 2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? Which at first was declared by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,
Hebrews 2:9 But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor.
Hebrews 2:10 For it was appropriate that God, for (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) whom and through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the champion of their salvation perfect through (dia | διά | prep-gen) suffering.
Hebrews 2:11 For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one origin. That is why (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers,
Hebrews 2:14 Therefore since the children share in blood and flesh, he himself also, in the same way, shared the same things so that by (dia | διά | prep-gen) his death he might destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
Hebrews 2:15 and liberate those who throughout (dia | διά | prep-gen) life were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Hebrews 3:16 For who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not really all those who came out of Egypt led by (dia | διά | prep-gen) Moses?
Hebrews 3:19 So then we see that they were unable to enter because of (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) unbelief.
Hebrews 4:6 Therefore since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) of disobedience,
Hebrews 5:3 That is why (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins, just as he does for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 5:12 For though by (dia | διά | prep-acc) this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people needing milk, not solid food;
Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of (dia | διά | prep-acc) their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish good from evil.
Hebrews 6:7 For the field that soaks up the frequent rain that falls on it and yields a crop useful for those for (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.
Hebrews 6:12 so that you will not be lazy, but imitators of those who by (dia | διά | prep-gen) faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
Hebrews 6:18 so that through (dia | διά | prep-gen) two unchangeable facts, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge might have strong incentive to hold fast to the hope set before us.
Hebrews 7:9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) Abraham,
Hebrews 7:11 If, then, perfection had been attainable through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people had received the law), what further need would there have been for another kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one designated after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:18 For there is an annulment of a former commandment because of (dia | διά | prep-acc) its weakness and uselessness
Hebrews 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but the introduction of a better hope through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:21 but he became a priest with an oath by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”),
Hebrews 7:23 Now on the one hand, these many have become priests because (dia | διά | prep-acc) they were hindered by death from continuing in office,
Hebrews 7:24 but on the other hand, Jesus, because (dia | διά | prep-acc) he remains forever, has a priesthood that is permanent.
Hebrews 7:25 Consequently, he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him, because he continually lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 9:6 When these things had been prepared in this way, the priests used to enter regularly (dia | διά | prep-gen) into the outer room to perform their ritual services;
Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ appeared as high priest of the good things that have now come, passing through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation),
Hebrews 9:12 he entered once for all into the Most Holy Place, not by means of (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) the blood of goats and calves, but by means of (dia | διά | prep-gen) his own blood, thus obtaining an eternal redemption.
Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!
Hebrews 9:15 And for (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant.
Hebrews 9:26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the climax of the ages to put away sin by (dia | διά | prep-gen) his sacrifice.
Hebrews 10:2 For otherwise would they not have ceased being offered, since (dia | διά | prep-acc) the worshipers, once cleansed, would have no consciousness of sins?
Hebrews 10:10 By that will we have been made holy through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:20 a way that is new and living, which he opened for us through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) which faith he was attested as righteous, God himself showing his approval by accepting his gifts. And though he died, he still speaks through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) his faith.
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, having been warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and built an ark for the safety of his household. By (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) this act of faith he condemned humanity and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on (dia | διά | prep-gen) dry land; but when the Egyptians tried, they were drowned.
Hebrews 11:33 who through (dia | διά | prep-gen) faith conquered kingdoms, brought about justice, obtained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Hebrews 11:39 and although they all had received commendation for (dia | διά | prep-gen) their faith, they did not receive what had been promised,
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore since we ourselves have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every impediment, and the sin that so easily distracts, and let us run with (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) endurance the race that is prescribed for us,
Hebrews 12:11 All discipline at the time seems not to be pleasant, but painful; but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) it.
Hebrews 12:15 Take care that no one forfeits the grace of God; and that no root of bitterness grows up and causes trouble and by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) it many are defiled.
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and in (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) this way worship God in an acceptable manner, with reverence and awe,
Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by (dia | διά | prep-gen) this means some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:11 For while the blood of those animals whose blood is brought into the Most Holy Place by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the high priest as a sacrifice for sin, their bodies are burned outside the camp.
Hebrews 13:12 So Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people through (dia | διά | prep-gen) his own blood.
Hebrews 13:15 Through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him, therefore, let us continually (dia | διά | prep-gen) offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is to say, the fruit of lips acknowledging his name.
Hebrews 13:21 make you complete with everything good to do his will, accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:22 I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly (dia | διά | prep-gen).

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