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

Matthew 4:4

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 2:17

Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

Matthew 2:12

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.

Matthew 4:14

to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

Matthew 6:25

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 3:3

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 2:23

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 2:15

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 1:22

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Titus 3:6

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).

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