διὰ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 διὰ

   di-A

   through
2. sentence🔊 οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς διὰ τῆς γλώσσης ἐὰν μὴ εὔσημον λόγον δῶτε πῶς γνωσθήσεται τὸ λαλούμενον ἔσεσθε γὰρ εἰς ἀέρα λαλοῦντες

   HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS di-A tês GLŌS-sēs e-AN mê EU-sē-mon LO-gon DŌ-te pōs gnō-STHÊ-se-tai to la-LOU-me-non E-ses-the gar eis a-E-ra la-LOUN-tes

   thus also you through the tongue if not clear word you give how will be known the what is spoken you will be for into air speaking

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase dia tes glosses {διὰ τῆς γλώσσης | diá tês glṓs-sēs} ‘through the tongue’ foregrounds the instrument of speech, with the genitive governed by the preposition.

Root and etymology

diastellō🔊 διαστέλλωdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicron

“to separate, distinguish”

• 🔊 διαστολήdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–omicron–lambda–etadistinctionRomans 3:22
• 🔊 διαστέλλωdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omicronto order, instruct clearlyMark 7:36