διά

dia

Greek G1223 Preposition 667 occurrences in 600 verses

διά 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" (LXX) 10:2 24:16, Rom.11:10" (LXX), 2Th.3:16, Heb.9:6 13:15.

(b) within which: Act.1:3; δ. νυκτός, Act.5:19 16:9 17:10 23:31;

(iii) Of the Means or Instrument;

(1) of the efficient cause (regarded also as the instrument): of God, Rom.11:36, 1Co.1:9, Gal.4:7, Heb.2:10 7:21; of Christ, Rom.1:8 5:1, 17, 1Co.15:21, 1Pe.4:11, al.; δ. τ. ὑμῶν δεήσεως, Rom.1:12, 2Co.1:4, Gal.4:23, al.;

(2) of the agent, instrument or means;

(a) with genitive of person(s), Mat.11:2, Luk.1:70, Jhn.1:17, Act.1:16, Rom.2:16, 1Co.1:21, Eph.1:5, Heb.2:14, Rev.1:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. κυρίου δ. τ. προφήτου (δ. τ. κυρίου, 1Th.4:2 (M, Th., in l.); Lft., Rev., 121f.), Mat.1:22 2:15, Rom.1:2; δ. ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δ. ἡμῶν (Field, Notes, 202), 2Th.2:2; δ. Σ. (NTD, 22), 1Pe.5:12;

(b) with genitive of thing(s) (where often the simple dative is used in cl.; Jannaris, Gr., 375), Jhn.11:4, Act.5:12; δ. τ. πίστεως, Rom.3:30; δ. λόγου θεοῦ, 1Pe.1:23; δ. παραβολῆς, Luk.8:4; δουλεύειν δ. τ. ἀγάπης, Gal.5:13; δ. ἐπαγγελίας, Gal.3:18,

2. C. accusative;

(i) rarely, as with genitive, through (Hom), δ. μέσον Σαμαρίας (ICC, in l.; Bl., §42, 1; Robertson, Gr., 581), Luk.17:11.

(ii) by reason of, because of, for the sake of;

(a) with accusative of person(s) (M, Pr., 105), Mrk.2:27, Jhn.6:57 11:42, Rom.8:20;

(b) with accusative of thing(s), δ. φθόνον, Mat.27:18, Mrk.15:10; δ. φόβον, Jhn.7:13 20:19; δ. ἀγάπην, Eph.2:4; δ. τοῦτο, freq., for this cause, therefore, Mat.6:25, Mrk.6:14, Luk.11:49, Jhn.6:65, al.; id. before ὅτι, Jhn.5:16 10:17, al.; δ. τί, why, Mat.9:11, 14 Mrk.2:18, Jhn.7:45, al.; δ. τό, with inf., Mrk.5:4, Luk.9:7, Jas.4:2.

3. In composition,

(1) through, as in διαβαίνω;

(2) of separation, asunder, as in διασπάω;

(3) of distribution, abroad, as in διαγγέλλω;

(4) of transition, as διαλλάσσω;

(5) of "perfective" action (M, Pr., 112f., 115f.), as διαφύγω, διακαθαρίζω.

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Concordance 600 verses

John 10:2 διὰ

But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
John 10:9 δι’

I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
John 10:17 Διὰ

The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
John 10:19 διὰ

Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
John 10:32 διὰ

But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
John 11:4 δι’

When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:15 δι’

and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
John 11:42 διὰ

I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
John 12:5 Διὰ

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”
John 12:9 διὰ

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
John 12:11 δι’

for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.
John 12:18 διὰ

That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.
John 12:27 διὰ

Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
John 12:30 δι’δι’

In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.
John 12:39 Διὰ

For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
John 12:42 διὰ

Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.
John 13:11 διὰ

For He knew who would betray Him. That is why He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
John 13:37 διὰ

“Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
John 14:6 δι’

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:11 διὰ

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
John 15:3 διὰ

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
John 15:19 διὰ

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
John 15:21 διὰ

But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
John 16:15 διὰ

Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
John 16:21 διὰ

A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
John 17:20 διὰ

I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
John 19:11 διὰ

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
John 19:23 δι’

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
John 19:38 διὰ

Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
John 19:42 διὰ

And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
John 20:19 διὰ

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
Acts 1:2 διὰ

until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
Acts 1:3 δι’

After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:16 διὰ

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Acts 2:16 διὰ

No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
Acts 2:22 δι’

Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
Acts 2:23 διὰ

He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
Acts 2:25 διὰ

David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Acts 2:26 διὰ

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
Acts 2:43 διὰ

A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
Acts 3:16 δι’

By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
Acts 3:18 διὰ

But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Acts 3:21 διὰ

Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
Acts 4:2 διὰ

greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
Acts 4:16 δι’

“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
Acts 4:21 διὰ

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
Acts 4:25 διὰ

You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Acts 4:30 διὰ

as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Acts 5:3 διὰ

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Acts 5:12 Διὰ

The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.