UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: through, by

Semantic entry: 90.4

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Agent, Personal or Nonpersonal, Causative or Immediate, Direct or Indirect

Definition: (with the genitive) a marker of intermediate agent, with implicit or explicit causative agent

Sense 2: by means of, through, with

Semantic entry: 90.8

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Instrument

Definition: (with the genitive) a marker of the instrument by which something is accomplished

Sense 3: by means of, through, by

Semantic entry: 89.76

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Means

Definition: a marker of the means by which one event makes another event possible{N:001}

Sense 4: for the sake of, for, on behalf of, for the benefit of

Semantic entry: 90.38

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Benefaction

Definition: (with the accusative) a marker of a participant who is benefited by an event or for whom an event occurs

Sense 5: because of, on account of, for this reason

Semantic entry: 90.44

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Reason Participant

Definition: (with the accusative) a marker of a participant constituting the cause or reason for an event or state

Notes: In RV MRK 6:17 · LV MRK 6:17 · Read together MRK 6:17 Herodias clearly constituted the reason or cause for Herod putting John in prison, but there is a sense in which διὰ Ηρῳδιάδα may also indicate Herods purpose in trying to please Herodias, and therefore one may translate ‘for the sake of Herodias’ (see διά [source selector 000003][d], 90.38: διά).

Sense 6: because of, on account of, by reason of

Semantic entry: 89.26

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: a marker of cause or reason, with focus upon instrumentality, either of objects or events

Sense 7: through

Semantic entry: 84.29

Semantic domains: Spacial Extensions

Subdomains: Extension Along a Path

Definition: (with the genitive) extension through an area or object

Sense 8: along

Semantic entry: 84.32

Semantic domains: Spacial Extensions

Subdomains: Extension Along a Path

Definition: (with the genitive) an extension along a particular route

Sense 9: during, in the course of, within, for

Semantic entry: 67.136

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout

Definition: a marker of the extent of time within a unit

Sense 10: throughout

Semantic entry: 67.140

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout

Definition: a marker of an extent of time of the same length as another extent of time, with emphasis upon totality

Sense 11: some years later

Semantic entry: 67.60

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After

Definition: (an idiom, literally: through years) a point of time subsequent to another point of time after an interval of some years

Collocations: δι᾽ ἐτῶν

Sense 12: a few days later

Semantic entry: 67.59

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After

Definition: (an idiom, literally: through days) a point of time subsequent to another point of time after an interval of a few days

Collocations: δι᾽ ἡμερῶν

Sense 13: a little while, for a little while, a short time, brief, briefly

Semantic entry: 67.106

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young

Definition: pertaining to a relatively brief extent of time{N:003}

Notes: In some languages it may be best to translate this phrase in RV PE1 5:12 · LV PE1 5:12 · Read together PE1 5:12 as ‘I have written a brief letter.’

Collocations: δι᾽ ὀλίγων

Sense 14: a little while, for a little while, a short time, brief, briefly

Semantic entry: 67.106

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young

Definition: pertaining to a relatively brief extent of time{N:004}

Notes: In RV HEB 13:22 · LV HEB 13:22 · Read together HEB 13:22 the phrase διὰ βραχέων may refer to the act of sending the communication or the amount of time required to receive the communication, that is to say, to read the communication or to hear it read. For another interpretation of διὰ βραχέων in RV HEB 13:22 · LV HEB 13:22 · Read together HEB 13:22, see 59.4: βραχύς.

Collocations: διὰ βραχέων

Sense 15: regularly, periodically

Semantic entry: 67.15

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time without Reference to Other Points of Time: Time, Occasion, Ever, Often

Definition: (an idiom, literally: through all) a number of related points of time, occurring at regular intervals

Collocations: διὰ παντός

Sense 16: always, constantly, continually

Semantic entry: 67.86

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young

Definition: (an idiom, literally, through all) duration of time, either continuous or episodic, but without limits

Notes: In some languages there may be problems involved in rendering ἀεί or διὰ παντός[b], since there may be a basic distinction between (a) continuous activity and (b) activity which may be defined as episodic in that it regularly recurs in related episodes. For example, in RV CO2 6:10 · LV CO2 6:10 · Read together CO2 6:10 the fact of being glad may be related specifically to the occasions of being saddened, while in RV MAT 18:10 · LV MAT 18:10 · Read together MAT 18:10 the focus of meaning is probably upon the continuous nature of the relation.

Collocations: διὰ παντός