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Koine Greek wordlink #136233

SR GNT 2 Th 2:2 διʼ (diʼ) ‘by letter as_though by us as that’ Strongs=12230 Lemma=dia
Word role=preposition
Year=54 AD

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Showing the first 50 out of 141 uses of identical word form διʼ (P-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘διʼ’ (P-···) has 5 different glosses: ‘because_of’, ‘by’, ‘for’, ‘for/because’, ‘through’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘διʼ’ (P-···) has 4 different glosses: ‘because_of’, ‘by’, ‘for’, ‘through’).

Yhn (Jhn) 1:3 ‘all things through him became and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 All things became through him, and without him not _even one thing became that has _become. (JHN_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 Everything came into existence through the messenger—there’s not even one thing that came into existence that wasn’t made by him. (JHN 1:3)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:7 ‘in_order_that all may believe through him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:7 word 15

OET-LV: 7 This one came for a_testimony, in _order _that he _may _testify concerning the light, in _order _that all may _believe through him. (JHN_1:7)

OET-RV: 7 He came as a testimony to tell about the light so that everyone would believe the light. (JHN 1:7)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:10 ‘and the world through him became and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 He _was in the world, and the world became through him, and the world not knew him. (JHN_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 He was in the world and he’s the creator of the world, and yet the world didn’t even know him. (JHN 1:10)

Yhn (Jhn) 3:17 ‘may_be saved the world through him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 3:17 word 22

OET-LV: 17 For/Because the god not sent _out his son into the world, in _order _that he _may _judge the world, but in _order _that the world may _be _saved through him. (JHN_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 “God didn’t send his son here to condemn people, but rather to save them. (JHN 3:17)

Yhn (Jhn) 6:57 ‘me and_that one will_be living because_of me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 6:57 word 23

OET-LV: 57 As the living father sent_ me _out, and _I am _living because _of the father, also the one eating me, and _that one will _be _living because _of me. (JHN_6:57)

OET-RV: 57 The father is alive and sent me here, and I am alive because of Him, so also the person who eats me will be alive because of me. (JHN 6:57)

Yhn (Jhn) 7:43 ‘in the crowd because_of him’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 7:43 word 11

OET-LV: 43 Therefore a_division became in the crowd because _of him. (JHN_7:43)

OET-RV: 43 And so the crowd was divided about Yeshua. (JHN 7:43)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:9 ‘am the door by me if anyone’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 I am the door, if anyone may _come _in by me he _will _be _being _saved, and will _be _coming _in, and will _be _coming _out, and will _be _finding pasture. (JHN_10:9)

OET-RV: 9 I am the entrance. Anyone who comes in via me will be saved, and will be able to go in and out and find pasture. (JHN 10:9)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:4 ‘the son of god by it’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:4 word 28

OET-LV: 4 But having _heard the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said: This the sickness not is to death, but for the glory of_ the _god, in _order _that the son of_ the _god may _be _glorified by it. (JHN_11:4)

OET-RV: 4 However, when Yeshua got the message he said to those around him, “This sickness won’t end in death but in honour for God, so that his son will also be honoured because of it.” (JHN 11:4)

Yhn (Jhn) 11:15 ‘and I am rejoicing because_of you_all in_order_that you_all may believe’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 11:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15 and I _am _rejoicing because _of you _all, that not I _was there in _order _that you _all _may _believe, but we _may _be _going to him. (JHN_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 and I’m glad that I wasn’t there, because you all will benefit as your faith grows. Anyway, let’s get moving.” (JHN 11:15)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:11 ‘because many because_of him were going_away of the’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11 because many of _the Youdaiōns were _going _away because _of him, and they _were _believing in the Yaʸsous. (JHN_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 because many people were ignoring them and instead were believing that Yeshua came from God. (JHN 12:11)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:30 ‘said Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) not because_of me voice this’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:30 word 8

OET-LV: 30 Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered and said, this the voice has _become not because _of me, but because _of you _all. (JHN_12:30)

OET-RV: 30 “That voice wasn’t for my sake,” Yeshua responded, “but for all of you. (JHN 12:30)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:30 ‘this has become but because_of you_all’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:30 word 17

OET-LV: 30 Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered and said, this the voice has _become not because _of me, but because _of you _all. (JHN_12:30)

OET-RV: 30 “That voice wasn’t for my sake,” Yeshua responded, “but for all of you. (JHN 12:30)

Yhn (Jhn) 14:6 ‘the father except by me’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 14:6 word 22

OET-LV: 6 Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _saying to _him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No _one is _coming to the father, except not/lest by me. (JHN_14:6)

OET-RV: 6 And Yeshua answered, “I am the path and the truth and the life. No one can get to the father except via me. (JHN 14:6)

Yhn (Jhn) 19:23 ‘the parts top woven through all’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 19:23 word 33

OET-LV: 23 Therefore the soldiers when they _executed _on _a _stake the Yaʸsous, took the clothes of _him, and they _made four parts, a_part to _each soldier, and the tunic. And the tunic was seamless, from the_ top _parts woven through all. (JHN_19:23)

OET-RV: 23 After the soldiers had fastened Yeshua to the stake, they took his clothes and placed them in four piles, one for each of them. This left his robe, which had been woven from top to bottom in one piece. (JHN 19:23)

Mark 2:1 ‘again into Kafarnaʼoum through days it was heard that’ SR GNT Mark 2:1 word 9

OET-LV: 2 And having _come _in again into Kafarnaʼoum through days, it _was _heard that he _is in the_house. (MRK_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 When Yeshua came back to Capernaum after a few days, people soon heard that he was back in the house. (MRK 2:1)

Mark 14:21 ‘to the man that by whom the son’ SR GNT Mark 14:21 word 20

OET-LV: 21 Because on _one _hand the the_son of_ the _man is _going, as it _has _been _written concerning him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the man that by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over, better it _was for _him if that the man was_ not _born. (MRK_14:21)

OET-RV: 21 Indeed it’s written in the scriptures that humanity’s child will be arrested, but on the other hand, what a tragedy it’ll be for the one who hands him over—in fact it would be better for that man if he was never born.” (MRK 14:21)

Mat 2:12 ‘to return to Haʸrōdaʸs by another way they withdrew’ SR GNT Mat 2:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 And having _been _warned in a_dream not to _return to Haʸrōdaʸs, they _withdrew by another way into the country of _them. (MAT_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 But because they’d been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, they went home again to their own country. (MAT 2:12)

Mat 7:13 ‘are the ones coming_in through it’ SR GNT Mat 7:13 word 24

OET-LV: 13 Come _in through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is broad which leading _away to the destruction, and many are the ones coming _in through it, (MAT_7:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Come in through the narrow gate, because there’s a big gateway and a wide path that leads away to destruction, and lots of people go that way. (MAT 7:13)

Mat 12:43 ‘the person it is passing_through through waterless places seeking’ SR GNT Mat 12:43 word 11

OET-LV: 43 And whenever the unclean spirit may _come _out from the person, it _is _passing _through through waterless places seeking rest and it _is_ not _finding. (MAT_12:43)

OET-RV: 43 “Whenever an evil spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid lands looking for a place to rest, and doesn’t find any. (MAT 12:43)

Mat 18:7 ‘to the person that by whom the temptation’ SR GNT Mat 18:7 word 20

OET-LV: 7 Woe to _the world because _of the temptations. For/Because it _is necessity the temptations to _come, however woe to _the that person by whom the temptation is _coming. (MAT_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 The world suffers due to temptations, because it’s necessary for temptations to come, but it won’t be good for the person who brings the temptation. (MAT 18:7)

Mat 26:24 ‘to the man that by whom the son’ SR GNT Mat 26:24 word 18

OET-LV: 24 On _one _hand the son of_ the _man is _going as it _has _been _written about him, on _the _other _hand woe to _the that man by whom the son of_ the _man is _being _given _over. It _was better for _him, if the that man was_ not _born. (MAT_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 It’s true that humanity’s child is going to suffer what has already been written about, but on the other hand, the end won’t be good for the man who turns him in, in fact it would have been better for him if he’d never been born.” (MAT 26:24)

Mat 27:19 ‘today in a dream because_of him’ SR GNT Mat 27:19 word 26

OET-LV: 19 But him sitting on the tribunal, the wife of _him sent _out to him saying: Let _be nothing to _you and the that righteous man, because/for I _suffered many things today in a_dream because _of him. (MAT_27:19)

OET-RV: 19 But while Pilate was still making his judgement, his wife sent a note to him, saying, “Don’t touch that guiltless man because I was very distressed by a dream I had about him.” (MAT 27:19)

Luke 5:5 ‘Simōn said Master through all night having laboured’ SR GNT Luke 5:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 And Simōn answering, said: Master, through all night having _laboured, nothing we _took, but at the message of _you, I _will _be _lowering the nets. (LUK_5:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Master,” Simon answered, “we worked all through the night and didn’t catch anything, but ok, I’ll do what you say and lower the nets.” (LUK 5:5)

Luke 8:47 ‘and having fallen_before to him for that cause she touched’ SR GNT Luke 8:47 word 15

OET-LV: 47 And the woman having _seen that she_ not _escaped _notice, came trembling and having _fallen _before to _him, she _reported before all for that cause she _touched against _him, the people, and how she _was _healed immediately. (LUK_8:47)

OET-RV: 47 When the woman now saw that she wouldn’t get away with it, she came to Yeshua shaking, and knelt down at his feet. She told him in front of all the people why she’d touched his clothes and how she’d been immediately healed. (LUK 8:47)

Luke 11:24 ‘the person it is passing_through through waterless places seeking’ SR GNT Luke 11:24 word 11

OET-LV: 24 whenever the unclean spirit may _come _out from the person, it _is _passing _through through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it _is _saying: I _will _be _returning to the house of _me, whence I _came _out. (LUK_11:24)

OET-RV: 24 “Whenever an evil spirit leaves a person, it roams through inhospitable places looking for somewhere to rest, and when it doesn’t find a home, it says, ‘Ah, I’ll return to the home that I recently left.’ (LUK 11:24)

Luke 17:1 ‘to come however woe to_him by whom it is coming’ SR GNT Luke 17:1 word 20

OET-LV: 17 And he _said to the apprentices/followers of _him: It _is impossible of _which the temptations to_ not _come, however woe to _him by whom it _is _coming. (LUK_17:1)

OET-RV: 17 Then Yeshua told his followers, “It’s impossible that temptations will disappear, but a bad future awaits whoever brings them. (LUK 17:1)

Luke 22:22 ‘woe to man that by whom he is_being given_over’ SR GNT Luke 22:22 word 20

OET-LV: 22 Because on _one _hand the son of_ the _man is _going according _to the place having _been _designated, on _the _other _hand woe to_ the that _man by whom he _is _being _given _over. (LUK_22:22)

OET-RV: 22 Now, humanity’s child has to endure what’s been previously designated, but on the other hand, it won’t end well for the man who turns him in.” (LUK 22:22)

Acts 1:3 ‘with many proofs through days forty appearing’ SR GNT Acts 1:3 word 15

OET-LV: 3 to _whom also after the time him to _suffer he _presented himself living, with many proofs through forty days, appearing to _them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of_ the _god. (ACT_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 After the time of his suffering, Yeshua presented himself to them in ways that were infallible proofs that he was alive again—appearing to them and telling them about God’s kingdom. (ACT 1:3)

Acts 2:22 ‘signs which did by him god in’ SR GNT Acts 2:22 word 28

OET-LV: 22 Men, ones_from _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), hear the messages these: Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the from _Nazaret, a_man having _been _demonstrated by the god to you _all by _miracles, and wonders, and signs, which the god did by him in the_midst of _you _all, as you _all_ yourselves _have _known. (ACT_2:22)

OET-RV: 22 “Fellow Israelis, listen to this account: You yourselves know that God did miracles through Yeshua from Nazareth, and he fulfilled signs from the scriptures—in fact God did this right in front of you. (ACT 2:22)

Acts 3:16 ‘the faith which is by him gave to him’ SR GNT Acts 3:16 word 22

OET-LV: 16 And the faith in _the name of _him, this man whom you _all _are _observing and you _all _have _known, strengthened the name of _him, and the faith which is by him, gave the complete _healing to _him this in _front _of all of _you. (ACT_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 Now it’s our faith in the authority of Yeshua that has strengthened the legs of this man that you have seen and that you already knew—this authority and faith that comes from Yeshua completely healed this man right in front of you all. (ACT 3:16)

Acts 4:16 ‘a known sign has become through them to all the ones’ SR GNT Acts 4:16 word 16

OET-LV: 16 saying: What we _may _do to_ the these _men? For/Because indeed that has _become a_known sign through them, to _all the ones dwelling _in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) is manifest, and we _are_ not _being _able to _be _disowning it. (ACT_4:16)

OET-RV: 16 “What should we do with these fellows? By now everyone in Yerushalem has heard about the miracle they did, and we have no way to rebuff it. (ACT 4:16)

Acts 10:21 ‘what is the cause for which you_all are coming’ SR GNT Acts 10:21 word 29

OET-LV: 21 And Petros having _come _down, to the men said: Behold, I am whom you _all _are _seeking, what is the cause for which you _all _are _coming? (ACT_10:21)

OET-RV: 21 So he went down and asked the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for, so tell me what you came here for.” (ACT 10:21)

Acts 13:49 ‘message of the master through all the region’ SR GNT Acts 13:49 word 9

OET-LV: 49 And the message of _the master was _being _carried _through through all the region. (ACT_13:49)

OET-RV: 49 So from there, the master’s message spread throughout the entire region. (ACT 13:49)

Acts 15:12 ‘among the pagans by them’ SR GNT Acts 15:12 word 35

OET-LV: 12 And all the multitude kept _silent, and they _were _hearing from _Barnabas and Paulos, explaining as _much _as the god did, signs and wonders among the pagans by them. (ACT_15:12)

OET-RV: 12 The whole group sat in silence, and then they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they described everything that God had done among the non-Jews through them, including miracles and amazing things. (ACT 15:12)

Acts 18:9 ‘master in the night by a vision to Paulos not’ SR GNT Acts 18:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 And the master said in the_night by a_vision to_ the _Paulos: Be_ not _fearing, but be _speaking and not you _may _keep _silent, (ACT_18:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then the master spoke to Paul one night in a vision, “Don’t be afraid and stay silent, but keep speaking out (ACT 18:9)

Acts 22:24 ‘him in_order_that he may know for that cause thus’ SR GNT Acts 22:24 word 19

OET-LV: 24 the commander commanded him to _be _being _brought _in into the barracks, having _said him to _be _being _interrogated by _floggings, in _order _that he _may _know for that cause they _were _crying _out thus to _him. (ACT_22:24)

OET-RV: 24 So the commander ordered Paul to be brought inside into barracks and ordered that he be flogged and interrogated to determine what he’d done that would make the crowd react like that. (ACT 22:24)

Acts 23:28 ‘to know the charge because_of which they were indicting against him’ SR GNT Acts 23:28 word 8

OET-LV: 28 And wishing to _know the charge because _of which they _were _indicting against _him, I _brought _down him to the council of _them. (ACT_23:28)

OET-RV: 28 I wanted to know what they were accusing him of, so I took him down to their council meeting, (ACT 23:28)

Acts 24:17 ‘through years and more’ SR GNT Acts 24:17 word 1

OET-LV: 17 And through more years I _arrived going _to _make alms to the nation of _me and offerings, (ACT_24:17)

OET-RV: 17 After several years away, I arrived in Yerushalem bringing offerings to help my own people and before God. (ACT 24:17)

Rom 1:5 ‘through whom we received grace’ SR GNT Rom 1:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 through whom we _received grace and commission to obedience of _faith among all the pagans for the name of _him, (ROM_1:5)

OET-RV: 5 and it’s through him that we received grace and also the commission to obey in faith to take his name among all the non-Jews (ROM 1:5)

Rom 2:24 ‘for name of god because_of you_all is_being slandered among’ SR GNT Rom 2:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 For/Because the name of_ the _god because _of you _all is _being _slandered among the pagans, as it _has _been _written. (ROM_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 Yes, it’s been written: ‘God’s name is slandered among the nations because of you all.’ (ROM 2:24)

Rom 4:11 ‘of all the ones believing through uncircumcision in_order that’ SR GNT Rom 4:11 word 23

OET-LV: 11 and the_sign he _received of _circumcision, a_seal of _the righteousness of _the faith which in the uncircumcision, in _order that to _be him father of _all the ones believing through uncircumcision, in _order that to _be _counted to _them the righteousness, (ROM_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 He received circumcision as a sign—proof of the righteousness that he gained from his faith while he was still uncircumcised—becoming the father of everyone who’s uncircumcised but believes so that they’ll be declared guiltless. (ROM 4:11)

Rom 4:23 ‘not it was written but because_of him only that’ SR GNT Rom 4:23 word 4

OET-LV: 23 Not but it _was _written because _of him only, that it _was _counted to _him, (ROM_4:23)

OET-RV: 23 However that statement wasn’t written about Abraham only, (ROM 4:23)

Rom 4:24 ‘but also because_of us to whom it is going’ SR GNT Rom 4:24 word 3

OET-LV: 24 but also because _of us, to _whom it _is _going to _be _being _counted, to _the ones believing in the one having _raised Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the master of _us, from dead, (ROM_4:24)

OET-RV: 24 but for us also who are also going to receive the same credit because of our faith in the God who brought our master Yeshua back to life from the dead (ROM 4:24)

Rom 5:2 ‘through whom also the’ SR GNT Rom 5:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 through whom also the access we _have _had, the by _faith into the grace this, in which we _have _stood, and we _are _boasting in hope of _the glory of_ the _god. (ROM_5:2)

OET-RV: 2 Through him we also have access by faith into this grace that we depend on and we are boasting in hope of God’s glory. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? (ROM 5:2)

Rom 5:9 ‘blood of him we will_be_being saved by him from the’ SR GNT Rom 5:9 word 12

OET-LV: 9 Therefore by _much more having _been _justified now by the blood of _him, we _will _be _being _saved by him from the severe _anger. (ROM_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 So now that we’ve been declared guiltless because of his blood, we’ll certainly be spared from his severe anger, (ROM 5:9)

Rom 5:11 ‘of us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah through whom now the’ SR GNT Rom 5:11 word 16

OET-LV: 11 Not and only this, but also boasting in the god, through the master of _us, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, through whom now the reconciliation we _received. (ROM_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 And not only that, because of what our master Yeshua Messiah has done so that we might receive that reconciliation, we can now boast in God about it. (ROM 5:11)

Rom 5:12 ‘because_of this as by one man sin’ SR GNT Rom 5:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 Because _of this, as by one man the sin into the world came _in, and by the sin the death, also thus to all people the death passed _through, because/for that all sinned, (ROM_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 Sin came into the world through one man, and death came as a result of sin, so death spread to everyone because everyone has disobeyed God. (ROM 5:12)

Rom 5:16 ‘and not as by one man having sinned the’ SR GNT Rom 5:16 word 4

OET-LV: 16 And not as by one man having _sinned, the gift, the for on _one _hand judgement of one transgression, to condemnation, on _the _other _hand the the_gift of many transgressions, to just _act. (ROM_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 It only took one man who disobeyed to lead to condemnation, and one act of disobedience to lead to judgement, but the gift is to bring guiltlessness despite many acts of disobedience. (ROM 5:16)

Rom 5:18 ‘consequently therefore as by one transgression to’ SR GNT Rom 5:18 word 4

OET-LV: 18 Therefore consequently as by one transgression, to all people to condemnation, thus also by one just _act, to all people for justification of _life. (ROM_5:18)

OET-RV: 18 So just as one act of disobedience led all people to condemnation, so also one action brought all people to guiltlessness and hence to life. (ROM 5:18)

Rom 5:18 ‘condemnation thus also by one just_act to’ SR GNT Rom 5:18 word 15

OET-LV: 18 Therefore consequently as by one transgression, to all people to condemnation, thus also by one just _act, to all people for justification of _life. (ROM_5:18)

OET-RV: 18 So just as one act of disobedience led all people to condemnation, so also one action brought all people to guiltlessness and hence to life. (ROM 5:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘dia’ have 6 different glosses: ‘because_of’, ‘by’, ‘for’, ‘for/because’, ‘for_reason’, ‘through’.

Key: P=preposition