διά dia

Greek word for “through/because of” · Strong’s G1223 · used 667 times in 600 verses

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Meaning

διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc., and in (Proper name)s;

How it is translated

Glosses given for dia in context, with how often each is used:

• through 374
• because 161
• account 67
• sake 17
• for 14
• with 8
• in 7
• during 3
• by 2
• after 2
• from 2
• through the 1

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 5 (12), Matthew 13 (8), John 12 (8), Hebrews 2 (8), Hebrews 7 (8), Romans 3 (7), Romans 7 (7), Romans 15 (7), 2 Corinthians 1 (7), Philippians 1 (7)

Forms

• διὰ 506
• δι᾽ 146
• Διὰ 10
• διά 3
• Δι᾽ 1
• διαυγάσῃ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with dia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πίστις pistis “faith” 45
• λόγος logos “word” 46
• πολύς polus “much” 46
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 33
• χάρις charis “grace” 29
• εἰ ei “if” 40
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 32
• κατά kata “according to” 35
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 32
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 33
• θάνατος thanatos “death” 23
• μέν men “on the other hand” 26

Key verses

The verses using dia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath…
• Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable…
• Romans 16:18 — For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
• Ephesians 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Hebrews 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
• Hebrews 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
• Hebrews 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope…
• Hebrews 7:25 — Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• Hebrews 9:14 — How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the…
• 1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of…
• 1 Peter 2:5 — Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.