Strong's Greek · G1223
G1223 diá
διά
dee-ah'
through/because of
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diá appears 667 times in Scripture, including Matthew 1:22 and Titus 3:6. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
In the King James Version
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)
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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
