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preposition

dia

Greekδιά (dia)

Strong’sG1223

through, on account of

stem di-666 times in the New Testamentin 27 of 27 books

Translated as

through236×because of118×by102×for55×because28×for … sake18×with17×for the sake of15×in14×why11×on account of7×*why5×

23 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.

What it means

διά (before a vowel δ’, exc. Ro 8:10, II Co 5:7, and in pr. names; Tdf., Pr., 94),

prep. c. gen., acc, as in cl.;
1. c. gen., through;
(i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mt 2:12 12:43, Mk 2:23, Lk 4:30, Jo 4:4, II Co 11:33, al.; σώζεσθαι (διας-) δ. πυρός, ὕδατος, I Co 3:15, I Pe 3:20; βλέπειν δ. ἐσόπτρου, I Co 13:12; metaph., of a state or condition: Ro 14:20, II Co 2:4 5:7, 10; δ. γράμματος, ἀκροβυστίας (Lft., Notes, 263, 279), Ro 2:27 4:11; δι’ ὑπομενῆς, Ro 8:25.
(ii) Of Time;
(a) during which: Mt 26:61, Mk 14:58, Lk 5:5; δ. παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν, He 2:15; δ. παντός (διαπαντός in Mk 5:5, Lk 24:53), always, continually, Mt 18:10, Ac 2:25 (LXX) 10:2 24:16, Ro 11:10 (LXX), II Th 3:16, He 9:6 13:15.
(b) within which: Ac 1:3; δ. νυκτός, Ac 5:19 16:9 17:10 23:31;
(c) after which (Field, Notes, 20; Abbott, JG, 255 f.): Mk 2:1, Ac 24:17, Ga 2:1.
(iii) Of the Means or Instrument;
(1) of the efficient cause (regarded also as the instrument): of God, Ro 11:36, I Co 1:9, Ga 4:7, He 2:10 7:21; of Christ, Ro 1:8 5:1, 17, I Co 15:21, I Pe 4:11, al.; δ. τ. ὑμῶν δεήσεως, Ro 1:12, II Co 1:4, Ga 4:23, al.;
(2) of the agent, instrument or means;
(a) c. gen. pers., Mt 11:2, Lk 1:70, Jo 1:17, Ac 1:16, Ro 2:16, I Co 1:21, Eph 1:5, He 2:14, Re 1:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. κυρίου δ. τ. προφήτου (δ. τ. κυρίου, I Th 4:2 (M, Th., in l.); Lft., Rev., 121 f.), Mt 1:22 2:15, Ro 1:2; δ. ἐπιστολῆς ὡς δ. ἡμῶν (Field, Notes, 202), II Th 2:2; δ. Σ. (NTD, 22), I Pe 5:12;
(b) c. gen. rei (where often the simple dat. is used in cl.; Jannaris, Gr., 375), Jo 11:4, Ac 5:12; δ. τ. πίστεως, Ro 3:30; δ. λόγου θεοῦ, I Pe 1:23; δ. παραβολῆς, Lk 8:4; δουλεύειν δ. τ. ἀγάπης, Ga 5:13; δ. ἐπαγγελίας, Ga 3:18.
2. C. acc.;
(i) rarely, as c. gen., through (Hom), δ. μέσον Σαμαρίας (ICC, in l.; Bl., §42, 1; Robertson, Gr., 581), Lk 17:11.
(ii) by reason of, because of, for the sake of;
(a) c. acc pers. (M, Pr., 105), Mk 2:27, Jo 6:57 11:42, Ro 8:20;
(b) c. acc. rei, δ. φθόνον, Mt 27:18, Mk 15:10; δ. φόβον, Jo 7:13 20:19; δ. ἀγάπην, Eph 2:4; δ. τοῦτο, freq., for this cause, therefore, Mt 6:25, Mk 6:14, Lk 11:49, Jo 6:65, al.; id. seq. ὅτι, Jo 5:16 10:17, al.; δ. τί, why, Mt 9:11, 14, Mk 2:18, Jo 7:45, al.; δ. τό, c. inf., Mk 5:4, Lk 9:7, Ja 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., 112 f., 115 f.), as διαφύγω, διακαθαρίζω.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1223 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiddee-ah'

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

Froma primary preposition denoting the channel of an act;

King Jamesafter, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Words built on the same stem

dis — δίς, twice

Where it appears

666 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader

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Matthew 1:22“through”houtem de holem ginatē hina plēriteia tem legiratem hupo kuriou dia tou profētou legarōtou;All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Matthew 2:5“by”tois de legala auto; En Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau; houtōs gar grafitē dia tou profētou;“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

Matthew 2:12“by”kai chrēmatiziratois kata onarem mē anakamptara pros Hērōdon dia allau hodau anachōrala eis tan chōran autoiu.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

Matthew 2:15“through”kai ate ekei heōs tau teleutau Hērōdou; hina plēriteia tem legiratem hupo kuriou dia tou profētou legarōtou; Ek Aiguptau kalama ton huion mu.where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Matthew 2:17“through”tote plērita tem legiratem dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōtou;Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

Matthew 2:23“through”kai ercharatos katoikata eis politan legirōtan Nazaret, hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia toiu profētoiu hoti Nazōraios kaliti.and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Matthew 3:3“by”houtos gar atō tos legiratos dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

Matthew 4:4“from”tos de apokriniratos legata; Grafitē; Ouk epi arto mono zōeti tos anthrōpos, alla epi pante rēme ekporeuerōte dia stomeu theou.But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:14“through”hina plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou;to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

Matthew 7:13“through”Eiserchavar dia tau stenau pulau; hoti plateias tas pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō tois eisercherōtois dia autau;Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Matthew 7:13“through”Eiserchavar dia tau stenau pulau; hoti plateias tas pulas kai euruchōras tas hodas tas apagarōtas eis tan apōleian, kai pollois alō tois eisercherōtois dia autau;Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Matthew 8:17“through”hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Autos tain astheniain nu lambata kai tain nosain bastazata.This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

Matthew 8:28“along”Kai ercharatou autou eis tem peran eis tan chōran toiu Gadarēnoiu hupantala auto duo daimonizerōtois ek teiu mnēmeieiu exercherōtois, chalepois liōs hōste mē ischuarō tinon parerchara dia tau hodau ekeinau.When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Matthew 10:22“because of”kai evi misirōtois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu; tos de hupomenaratos eis telem houtos sōziti.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Matthew 11:2“by”Tos de Iōannos akouaratos en te desmōtērie teim ergeim tou christou pemparatos dia toiu mathētoiu autouMeanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

Matthew 12:1“through”En ekeino to kairo poreuita tos Iēsus tei sabbatei dia teiu sporimeiu; tois de mathētois autou peinala kai archela tillarō stachuoin kai esthiarō.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

Matthew 12:17“through”hina plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou;This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

Matthew 12:27“for”kai ei mis en Beelzeboul ekballamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekballalō? dia houtem autois kritois eli vu.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

Matthew 12:31“for”dia houtem legamō vi, pantas hamartas kai blasfēmias afiēkiti toi anthrōpoi, tas de teu pneumeu blasfēmias ouk afiēkiti.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Matthew 12:43“through”Hotan de tem akathartem pneumem exerchateia apo tou anthrōpou, dierchetō dia anudroiu topoiu zētarōtem anapausian, kai ouk heuriskatō.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

Matthew 13:5“because”alleim de piptata epi teim petrōdeeim hopou ouk echate gēan pollan, kai eutheōs exanatellata dia tem mē echarō bathem gēau,Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

Matthew 13:6“because”hēliou de anatellaratou kaumatizita kai dia tem mē echarō rizan xērainita.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Matthew 13:13“for”dia houtem en parabolai autoi lalamō, hoti bleparōtois ouk blepalō kai akouarōtois ouk akoualō oude suniēkalō;This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

Matthew 13:21“because of”ouk echatō de rizan en heauto alla proskairos atō, gineratau de thlipsiau ē diōgmou dia ton logon euthuos skandalizitō.But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

Matthew 13:35“through”hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia tou profētou legarōtou; Anoigami en parabolai tem stomem mu, ereugemi kruptirēteim apo katabolau.So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Matthew 13:58“because of”kai ouk poiata ekei dunamiain pollain dia tan apistian autoiu.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

Matthew 14:2“for”kai legata toi paidoi autou; Houtos atō Iōannos tos baptistos; autos egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai dia houtem tais dunamiais energalō en auto.and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Matthew 14:3“on account of”Tos gar Hērōdos krataratos ton Iōannon data auton kai en fulaka apotitheta dia Hērōdiadan tan gunaikan Filippou tou adelfou autou,Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Matthew 14:9“because of”kai lupiratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin sunanakeierōtoin keleuata dōira,The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted

Matthew 15:3“for the sake of”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Dia tinem kai vis parabainavō tan entolan tou theou dia tan paradosian vu?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

Matthew 15:6“for the sake of”ouk mē timati ton patēron autou; kai akurava ton logon tou theou dia tan paradosian vu.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Matthew 18:7“by”ouai to kosmo apo teiu skandaleiu; anankas gar erchara teim skandaleim, plēn ouai to anthrōpo dia hou tem skandalem erchetō.Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

Matthew 18:10“continually”Horavōr mē katafronaveia henou toiu mikroiu houtoiu, legamō gar vi hoti tois angelois autoiu en ouranoi dia pantou blepalō tem prosōpem tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 19:12“for the sake of”alō gar eunouchois hotinois ek koiliau mētērau gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunerōtos chōrarō chōratōr.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Matthew 19:24“through”palin de legamō vi, eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia trupēmeu rafiau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou.Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 21:4“through”Houtem de ginatē hina plēriteia tem legiratem dia tou profētou legarōtou;This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

Matthew 21:43“for”dia houtem legamō vi hoti airiti apo vu tas basileias tou theou kai dōiti ethne poiarōte toin karpoin autau.Therefore 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“for”dia houtem idou mis apostelamō pros vin profētoin kai sofoin kai grammatevoin; ek autoiu apokteinavi kai stauravi, kai ek autoiu mastigavi en tai sunagōgai vu kai diōkavi apo politau eis politan;Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

Matthew 24:9“because of”Tote paradōali vin eis thlipsian kai apokteinali vin, kai evi misirōtois hupo panteiu teiu ethneiu dia tem onomem mu.Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

Matthew 24:12“because”kai dia tem plēthunira tan anomian psuchiti tas agapas toiu polloiu.Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.

Matthew 24:15“by”Hotan oun horaveia tem bdelugmem tau erēmōsiau tem legiratem dia Daniēl tou profētou histanarētem en topo hagio, tos anaginōskarōtos noatōr,So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:22“for the sake of”kai ei mē kolobila tais hēmerais ekeinais, ouk an sōzita pantas sarxas; dia de toin eklektoin kolobili tais hēmerais ekeinais.If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Matthew 24:44“for”dia houtem kai vis ginevōr hetoimois, hoti ha ouk dokavō hōra tos huios tou anthrōpou erchetō.For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Matthew 26:24“by”tos men huios tou anthrōpou hupagatō kathōs grafitē peri autou, ouai de to anthrōpo ekeino dia hou tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōitō; kalem ate auto ei ouk gennita tos anthrōpos ekeinos.The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Matthew 26:61“in”legala; Houtos fēate; Dunemō kataluara ton naon tou theou kai dia treis hēmeraiu oikodomara.and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Matthew 27:9“by”tote plērita tem legiratem dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōtou; Kai lambala teim triakonta argurieim, tan timan tou timirētou hon timela apo huioiu Israēl,Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

Matthew 27:18“because of”oidatelē gar hoti dia fthonon paradōala auton.For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

Matthew 27:19“because of”Katherōtou de autou epi teu bēmeu apostelata pros auton tas gunaikas autou legarōtas; Mēdenem si kai to dikaio ekeino, polleim gar paschama sēmeron kata onarem dia auton.While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

Mark 2:1“after”Kai eisercharatos palin eis Kafarnaoum dia hēmeraiu akouita hoti en oiko atō;A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,

Mark 2:4“because of”kai mē dunerōtois prosferara auto dia ton ochlon apostegazala tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussaratois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiete.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

Mark 2:23“through”Kai gineta auton en tei sabbatei paraporeuerō dia teiu sporimeiu, kai tois mathētois autou archela hodan poiarō tillarōtois toin stachuoin.One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

Mark 2:27“for”kai legate autoi; Tem sabbatem dia ton anthrōpon gineta kai ouk tos anthrōpos dia tem sabbatem;Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Mark 2:27“for”kai legate autoi; Tem sabbatem dia ton anthrōpon gineta kai ouk tos anthrōpos dia tem sabbatem;Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Mark 3:9“because of”kai legata toi mathētoi autou hina ploiariem proskarterateiō auto dia ton ochlon hina mē thlibaleiō auton;Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

Mark 4:5“because”kai allem piptata epi tem petrōdeem hopou ouk echate gēan pollan, kai euthuos exanatellata dia tem mē echarō bathem gēau;Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

Mark 4:6“because”kai hote anatellata tos hēlios kaumatizita kai dia tem mē echarō rizan xērainita.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Mark 4:17“because of”kai ouk echalō rizan en heautoi alla proskairois alō, eita gineratau thlipsiau ē diōgmou dia ton logon euthuos skandalizilō.But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Mark 5:4“because”dia tem auton pollakis pedai kai halusiai dirē kai diaspirē hupo autou tain halusiain kai tain pedain suntribirē, kai oudenos ischuate auton damazara;Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.

Mark 5:5“during”kai dia pantou nuxau kai hēmerau en tei mnēmei kai en tei orei ate krazarōtos kai katakoptarōtos heauton lithoi.Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Mark 6:2“by”kai ginerateu sabbateu archeta didaskarō en ta sunagōga; kai tois pollois akouarōtois ekplēssile legarōtois; Pothen houto houteim, kai tinas tas sofias tas dōiratas houto, kai tais dunamiais toioutais dia taiu cheiraiu autou ginerōtais?When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

Mark 6:6“at”kai thaumazate dia tan apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōtos.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

Mark 6:14“because of”Kai akouata tos basilevos Hērōdos, fanerem gar gineta tem onomem autou, kai legale hoti Iōannos tos baptizarōtos egeiritē ek nekroiu, kai dia houtem energalō tais dunamiais en auto;Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Mark 6:17“on account of”Autos gar tos Hērōdos apostelaratos kratata ton Iōannon kai data auton en fulaka dia Hērōdiadan tan gunaikan Filippou tou adelfou autou, hoti autan gamata;For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

Mark 6:26“because of”kai perilupos gineratos tos basilevos dia toin horkoin kai toin anakeierōtoin ouk thelata athetara autan;The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

Mark 7:31“through”Kai palin exercharatos ek teiu horeiu Turau erchata dia Sidōnau eis tan thalassan tau Galilaiau ana mesem teiu horeiu Dekapoliau.Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

Mark 9:30“through”Kakeithen exercharatois paraporeuele dia tau Galilaiau, kai ouk thelate hina tinos gnōskateia;Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,

Mark 10:25“through”eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia tau trumaliau tau rafiau dierchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Mark 11:16“through”kai ouk afiēkate hina tinos diaferateia skeuem dia teu hiereu,And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

Mark 11:24“for”dia houtem legamō vi, panteim hoseim proseuchevō kai aitevō, pisteuavōr hoti lambava, kai eti vi.Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 12:24“because of”fēate autoi tos Iēsus; Ouk dia houtem planivō mē oidarētois tain grafain mēde tan dunamian tou theou?Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

Mark 13:13“because of”kai evi misirōtois hupo pantoiu dia tem onomem mu. tos de hupomenaratos eis telem houtos sōziti.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Mark 13:20“for the sake of”kai ei mē kolobata kurios tain hēmerain, ouk an sōzita pantas sarxas. alla dia toin eklektoin hoin eklegeta kolobata tain hēmerain.If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

Mark 14:21“by”hoti tos men huios tou anthrōpou hupagatō kathōs grafitē peri autou, ouai de to anthrōpo ekeino dia hou tos huios tou anthrōpou paradōitō; kalem auto ei ouk gennita tos anthrōpos ekeinos.The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Mark 14:58“in”hoti Nis akouana autou legarōtou hoti Mis kataluami ton naon houton ton cheiropoiēton kai dia treis hēmeraiu allon acheiropoiēton oikodomami;“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”

Mark 15:10“because of”gnōskate gar hoti dia fthonon paradōalelē auton tois archierevois.For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

Mark 16:8“through”kai exercharatais feugala apo teu mnēmeieu, echate gar autain tromos kai ekstasias; kai oudeno oudenem legala, fobele gar. Panteim de teim parangellirēteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangellala. meta de houteim kai autos tos Iēsus apo anatolau kai achri dusiau exapostelata dia autoiu tem hierem kai afthartem kērugmem tau aiōniau sōtērēau. amēn.So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

Mark 16:20“by”ekeinois de exercharatois kērussala pantachou, tou kuriou sunergarōtou kai ton logon bebaiarōtou dia teiu epakoloutharōteiu sēmeiu.And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.

Luke 1:70“by”kathōs lalata dia stomeu toiu hagioiu apo aiōnou profētoiu autou,as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,

Luke 1:78“because of”dia splanchneim eleseu theou nu, en hei episkepteti nin anatolas ek hupseu,because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

Luke 2:4“because”Anabainata de kai Iōsēf apo tau Galilaiau ek politau Nazareth eis tan Ioudaian eis politan David hotinas kalitō Bēthleem, dia tem arō auton ek oikou kai patriau David,So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.

Luke 4:30“through”autos de diercharatos dia meseu autoiu poreuete.But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

Luke 5:5“throughout”kai apokriniratos Simōnos legata; Epistator, dia holau nuxau kopiaratois oudenem lambana, epi de te rēme su chalami teim diktueim.“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

Luke 5:19“because of”kai mē heuriskaratois poiau eisferaleia auton dia ton ochlon anabainaratois epi tem dōmem dia toiu keramoiu kathiēkala auton sun te klinidie eis tem mesem emprosthen tou Iēsu.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

Luke 5:19“through”kai mē heuriskaratois poiau eisferaleia auton dia ton ochlon anabainaratois epi tem dōmem dia toiu keramoiu kathiēkala auton sun te klinidie eis tem mesem emprosthen tou Iēsu.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

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Matthew 6:25“for”Dia houtem legamō vi; mē merimnavōr ta psucha vu tinem esthiaveia, mēde te sōme vu tinem endueveia; ouchi tas psuchas polloterem atō tau trofēau kai tem sōmem teu endumeu?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matthew 9:11“why”kai horaratois tois Farisaiois legale toi mathētoi autou; Dia tinem meta toiu telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu esthiatō tos didaskalos vu?When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Matthew 9:14“why [do]”Tote proserchelō auto tois mathētois Iōannou legarōtois; Dia tinem nis kai tois Farisaiois nēsteuanō polleim, tois de mathētois su ouk nēsteualō?Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

Matthew 13:10“why”Kai prosercharatois tois mathētois legala auto; Dia tinem en parabolai lalasō autoi?Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

Matthew 13:52“for”tos de legata autoi; Dia houtem pantos grammatevos mathēteuiratos ta basileia toiu ouranoiu homoios atō anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos ekballatō ek tou thēsaurou autou kaineim kai palaieim.Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

Matthew 15:2“why [do]”Dia tinem tois mathētois su parabainalō tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu? ouk gar niptelō tain cheirain autoiu hotan arton esthialeiō.“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

Matthew 15:3“why [do]”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Dia tinem kai vis parabainavō tan entolan tou theou dia tan paradosian vu?Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

Matthew 17:19“why”Tote prosercharatois tois mathētois to Iēso kata idian legala; Dia tinem nis ouk dunina ekballara autem?Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

Matthew 17:20“because of”tos de legatō autoi; Dia tan oligopistian vu; amēn gar legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legavi te ore houte; Metabainasar enthen ekei, kai metabaineti, kai oudenem adunatati vi.“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, 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. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Matthew 18:23“for”Dia houtem homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Matthew 21:25“why”tem baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou ē ek anthrōpoiu? tois de dialogizele en heautoi legarōtois; Ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati ni; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Mark 2:18“why [do]”Kai ale tois mathētois Iōannou kai tois Farisaiois nēsteuarōtois. kai erchelō kai legalō auto; Dia tinem tois mathētois Iōannou kai tois mathētois toiu Farisaioiu nēsteualō, tois de sois mathētois ouk nēsteualō?Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

Mark 7:5“*why”kai eperōtalō auton tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois; Dia tinem ouk peripatalō tois mathētois su kata tan paradosian toiu presbuteroiu, alla koinai cheirai esthialō ton arton?So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

Mark 7:29“for”kai legata auta; Dia houton ton logon hupagasōr, exerchatē ek tau thugatērau su tem daimonem.Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

Mark 11:31“* why”kai dialogizele pros heautoin legarōtois; Tinem leganeia? ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Luke 5:30“why”kai gonguzale tois Farisaiois kai tois grammatevois autoiu pros toin mathētoin autou legarōtois; Dia tinem meta toiu telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu esthiavō kai pinavō?But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”