διά

See also Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• διαί (Poetic)
• ζά (Aeolic)

Etymology

From *δισα (disa), from Proto-Indo-European *dwis (related to δίς (dis, “twice”) and δύο (duo, “two”)). Cognates include Latin dis- and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /di.á/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /diá/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðiá/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðiá/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðiá/

Preposition

διά (dia)

1. (genitive)
   1. (of a place)
      1. in a line
      2. through
      3. in the midst of, between
      4. along
      5. at intervals of, at every
   2. (time)
      1. between
      2. after
      3. every (interval of time)
   3. (causality)
      1. through, by
      2. (later prose) out of (materials from which something is made)
2. (accusative)
   1. (of a place, poetic) through, among
   2. (time) during
   3. (causality)
      1. thanks to, by aid of
      2. because of
      3. for the sake of

Adverb

διά (dia)

1. throughout

Prefix

διά (dia)

1. through
2. in different directions, concerning separation
3. concerning preeminence
4. concerning completion, to the end
5. thoroughly, completely
6. concerning mixture, partly
7. concerning leaving an interval or breach

See also

• ἀπό

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G1223

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Greek

Preposition

διά (diá)

1. by, for