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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

James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the law that brings freedom.
James 4:2 You desire and do not have; you murder and envy and cannot obtain; you fight and quarrel. You do not have because (dia | διά | prep-acc) you do not ask.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:5 who by the power of God are being guarded through (dia | διά | prep-gen) faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:7 so that the genuineness of your faith (which is more precious than gold that perishes), having been tested by (dia | διά | prep-gen) fire, may be found to your praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering these things that now have been announced to you through (dia | διά | prep-gen) those who preached to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things into which angels long to look.
1 Peter 1:20 He was chosen in advance, before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the times for (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) you
1 Peter 1:21 who through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by (dia | διά | prep-gen) means of the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:13 Submit to every human authority on account of (dia | διά | prep-acc) the Lord, whether to the king as supreme,
1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him for the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
1 Peter 2:19 For this is commendable, if because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of conscience toward God someone endures pain while suffering unjustly.
1 Peter 3:1 wives should be subject to their own husbands, so that even if some of them refuse to believe the word, they may be won without a word by (dia | διά | prep-gen) the conduct of their wives
1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer because of (dia | διά | prep-acc) righteousness, blessed are you. And do not fear their threats or be troubled,
1 Peter 3:20 who once were disobedient when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in which a few, that is eight souls, were brought safely through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) water.
1 Peter 3:21 This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not the removal of dirt from the body but the answer of a good conscience to God — by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 Peter 4:11 if someone speaks, as speaking the oracles of God; if someone serves, as by the strength that God supplies — so that in everything God may be glorified through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:12 By (dia | διά | prep-gen) Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) to you, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has freely given to us everything we need for a life of godliness, through (dia | διά | prep-gen) the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and might,
2 Peter 1:4 by means (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) of which he has freely given to us his precious and splendid promises, so that through (dia | διά | prep-gen) them you may escape the corruption that is in the world caused by sinful desire and become partakers of the divine nature.
2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow their immoral lifestyle, and because of (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) them the way of truth will be maligned.
2 Peter 3:5 For in maintaining this, they overlook the fact that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) of water.
2 Peter 3:6 By (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) these the world of that time was destroyed, being deluged with water.
2 Peter 3:12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of (di | δι᾿ | prep-acc) which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the elements will melt in the heat.
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven on account of (dia | διά | prep-acc) his name.
1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God — and so we are! The reason (dia | διά | prep-acc) the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 4:5 They are of the world; therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.
1 John 4:9 By this the love of God is revealed to us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) him.
1 John 5:6 This is the one who came by (di | δι᾿ | prep-gen) water and blood — Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
2 John 1:2 because of (dia | διά | prep-acc) the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
2 John 1:12 Although I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to use (dia | διά | prep-gen) paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:10 For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church.
3 John 1:13 I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write with (dia | διά | prep-gen) pen and ink.
Jude 1:25 to the only God, our Savior, through (dia | διά | prep-gen) Jesus Christ our Lord, belong glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, now and forever. Amen.
Revelation 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of (dia | διά | prep-acc) the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 2:3 I also know that you have demonstrated your patience and borne hardship for (dia | διά | prep-acc) my name’s sake (dia | διά | prep-acc), and have not grown weary.
Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and because (dia | διά | prep-acc) of your will they existed and were created.”
Revelation 6:9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the word of God and for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the witness they had borne.
Revelation 7:15 For (dia | διά | prep-acc) this reason they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will be a shelter over them.
Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by (dia | διά | prep-acc) the blood of the Lamb and by (dia | διά | prep-acc) the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives even to death.
Revelation 12:12 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc), rejoice, O heavens and all who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you having great wrath, because he knows that he has only a short time!”
Revelation 13:14 and by (dia | διά | prep-acc) the signs he was allowed to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told them to make an image in honor of the beast who had been wounded by the sword yet lived.
Revelation 17:7 Then the angel said to me, “Why (dia | διά | prep-acc) are you astounded? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
Revelation 18:8 Therefore (dia | διά | prep-acc) her plagues will come in a single day — death and mourning and famine. And she will be consumed with fire, for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”
Revelation 18:10 They will stand at a distance in (dia | διά | prep-acc) fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! O great city, Babylon the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Revelation 18:15 The merchants who became rich by selling her these things will stand at a distance weeping and mourning because (dia | διά | prep-acc) they fear her torment.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and seated on them were those who had been given the authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the testimony of Jesus and for (dia | διά | prep-acc) the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 21:24 The nations will walk by (dia | διά | prep-gen) its light and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

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