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Through/because of

διάStrong’s G1223

dia

Appears in 612 verses of the New Testament

In short

Dia is the Greek word usually translated “through”, “because of” and “on account of”. It appears in 612 verses of the New Testament.

“That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
2 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “through”, “because of” and “on account of”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • through 389
  • because of 153
  • on account of 67
  • for the sake of 14
  • for 14
  • because 8
  • with 8
  • in 7

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 72
  • Romans 70
  • Matthew 58
  • John 57
  • Hebrews 54
  • Luke 39

26 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 612 verses, by book
2 Thessalonians 6
2:22:112:142:153:143:16
Titus 3
1:133:53:6
James 2
2:124:2
2 John 2
1:21:12
3 John 2
1:101:13
Greek dictionary

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; …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “through” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

THROUGH, preposition

thru.

  1. From end to end, or from side to side; from one surface or limit to the opposite; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
  2. Noting passage; as, to pass through a gate or avenue.
  3. By transmission, noting the means of conveyance.
  4. By means of; by the agency of; noting instrumentality.“THROUGH the scent of water it will bud” Job 14:9“Sanctify them through thy truth” John 17:17“The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 6:23
All definitions and other forms of “through”
  1. Over the whole surface or extent; as, to ride through the country.“Their tongue walketh through the earth” Psalms 73:9
  2. Noting passage among or in the midst of; as, to move through water, as a fish; to run through a thicket, as a deer.

THROUGH, adverb

thru. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through

  1. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through
  2. To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through
  3. To undergo; to sustain; as, to go through hardships.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.