dia G1223

διά (dia) means “through/because of” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

διά Greek · G1223 666 tagged occurrences in 599 verses

Pronunciation guide: dee-ah' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1223

διά · dia · 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; (with) after which (Field, Notes, 20; Abbott, JG, 255f.): Mrk.2:1, Act.24:17, Gal.2:1. (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. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.

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How translators render G1223

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
through	192
by	81
because of	55
for	37
because	29
why	22
therefore	18
vvv	18
in	14
for this reason	12
with	12
for the sake of	10
on account of	8
that is why	6
for your sake	4
is why	4
out of	4
the reason	4
always	3
from	3
on	3
sake	3
since	3
so	3
after	2
at	2
because it was	2
but because of	2
during	2
for your benefit	2
later	2
of	2
regularly	2
so then	2
throughout	2
among	1
and because of	1
and so	1
and through	1
and you by	1
aroused by	1
as a matter of	1
as in	1
because of this	1
but because	1
by so doing	1
by the authority of	1
by way of	1
came through	1
came with	1
comes through	1
compared to	1
continually	1
due to	1
endure	1
even though you have	1
for my benefit	1
for the benefit of	1
for this very reason	1
given through	1
he went through	1
how is it that	1
in answer to	1
is born of	1
is through	1
it is for this purpose	1
it is through	1
it was because of	1
kept	1
led	1
merely brings	1
on our behalf	1
on the basis of	1
on your account	1
over	1
over a span	1
said much	1
that	1
that is also why	1
that was why	1
the faith and love proceeding from	1
the result of	1
this is also why	1
this is why	1
this mystery is that through	1
though	1
through a window	1
to	1
to avoid	1
to be from	1
to hear	1
was born through	1
why do	1
why is it that	1
why not	1
with the help of	1
yet for your sake	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
by	243
for	115
through	91
because	38
therefore	36
why	19
with	16
because of	14
wherefore	14
sake	13
in	8
cause	7
sakes	5
throughout	5
of	4
thereby	4
after	3
always	3
by reason of	3
that	3
all	2
because that	2
whereby	2
among	1
and by	1
another	1
at	1
briefly	1
by occasion	1
by reason hereof	1
for the	1
from	1
glorious	1
in at	1
is by	1
out	1
seeing	1
seeing that by	1
that by reason of	1
that through	1
then	1
thereat	1
though they be	1
to	1
to avoid fornication	1
whiles	1
why do	1
within	1
yet for	1

Verses containing G1223

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Matthew 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
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Matthew 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
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Matthew 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
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Matthew 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
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Matthew 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.’”
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Matthew 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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Matthew 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Matthew 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?
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Matthew 7:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
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Matthew 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
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Matthew 8:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Matthew 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?”
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Matthew 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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Matthew 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
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Matthew 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Matthew 12:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
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Matthew 12:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
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Matthew 12:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
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Matthew 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
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Matthew 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
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Matthew 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
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Matthew 13:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
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Matthew 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 13:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 13:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 13:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
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Matthew 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
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Matthew 14:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted
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Matthew 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
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Matthew 15:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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Source alternate reference: 15.5
Matthew 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
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Matthew 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.”
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Matthew 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
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Matthew 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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Matthew 19:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 19:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Matthew 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
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Matthew 21:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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?’
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Matthew 21:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 23:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Matthew 24:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
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Matthew 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
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Matthew 24:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
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