Strong's #1223: dia (pronounced dee-ah')
a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--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). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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dia
1) through
1a) of place
1a1) with
1a2) in
1b) of time
1b1) throughout
1b2) during
1c) of means
1c1) by
1c2) by the means of
2) through
2a) the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
2a1) by reason of
2a2) on account of
2a3) because of for this reason
2a4) therefore
2a5) on this account
Part of Speech: preposition
Relation: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
Citing in TDNT: 2:65, 149
Usage:
This word is used 610 times:
John 19:38: "of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought"
John 19:42: "laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for"
John 20:19: "disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came"
Acts 1:2: "the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the"
Acts 1:16: "the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning"
Acts 2:16: "this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;"
Acts 2:22: "which God did by him in the midst of you,"
Acts 2:23: "foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:"
Acts 2:25: "I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for"
Acts 2:26: " Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue"
Acts 2:43: "and signs were done by the apostles."
Acts 3:16: "yea, the faith which is by him hath given him"
Acts 3:18: "those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets,"
Acts 3:21: "which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy"
Acts 4:16: "a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell"
Acts 4:21: "nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for"
Acts 4:25: " Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen"
Acts 4:30: "and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy"
Acts 5:12: "And by the hands of the apostles were many signs"
Acts 5:19: "But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison"
Acts 7:25: "would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver"
Acts 8:18: "when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands"
Acts 8:20: "thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money."
Acts 9:25: "him by night, and let him down by the wall in"
Acts 9:32: "it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to"
Acts 10:21: "what is the cause wherefore ye are come?"
Acts 10:36: "of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is"
Acts 10:43: "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name"
Acts 11:28: "named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be"
Acts 11:30: "it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul."
Acts 12:9: "it was true which was done by the angel; but thought"
Acts 13:38: "men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness"
Acts 13:49: "of the Lord was published throughout all the region."
Acts 14:3: "and wonders to be done by their hands."
Acts 14:22: "that we must through much tribulation enter into"
Acts 15:7: "made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth"
Acts 15:11: "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus"
Acts 15:12: "among the Gentiles by them."
Acts 15:23: "And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and"
Acts 15:27: "tell you the same things by mouth."
Acts 15:32: "exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed"
Acts 16:3: "took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in"
Acts 16:9: "a vision appeared to Paul in the night; there stood"
Acts 17:10: "Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who"
Acts 18:9: "to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but"
Acts 18:27: "helped them much which had believed through grace:"
Acts 18:28: "Jews, and that publicly, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was"
Acts 19:11: "wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:"
Acts 19:26: "gods, which are made with hands:"
Acts 20:3: "into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia."
