διά

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Preposition 1.5 Adverb 1.6 Prefix 1.7 See also 1.8 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• διαί (Poetic)
• ζά (Aeolic)

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [diá]

• (Koine): IPA: [diˈa]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ðiˈa]

[edit] Preposition

διά (dia)

1. (genitive)
   1. (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. (place, poetic) through, among
   2. (time) during
   3. (causality)
      1. thanks to, by aid of
      2. because of
      3. for the sake of

[edit] Adverb

διά (dia)

1. throughout

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• ἀπό

[edit] References

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