Strong's Greek · G1223
διά
diá
after, 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)
Definition
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Derivation
a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act;
Appears 667 times in Scripture
“But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’””
“Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:”
“And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.”
“to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:”
“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?”
“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.’””
“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.””
“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.””
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:”
“This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).