Acts 1:2:7Acts.1.2.W7TAB
διὰ
dia
“through”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-AH
- IPA
- /diˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- through
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
di-A
- sentence
A-khri HÊS hê-ME-ras en-tei-LA-me-nos tois a-PO-sto-lois di-A PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou hous ek-se-LEK-sa-to a-ne-LÊM-phthê
Exegesis
The preposition dia with the genitive pneumatos hagiou {διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου | diá pneúmatos hagíou} expresses means “through the Holy Spirit,” highlighting the Spirit’s role in commissioning.
Root and etymology
diakonosdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–omicron–sigma
“servant, minister”
In context — Acts 1:2
This continued until the day He was taken up, after giving directions to the apostles through the Holy Spirit — the men He had chosen.
About this coordinate
Acts 1:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 1:2, so the Greek word διὰ (dia) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.1.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.1.2.W7.S1) and character.