Acts 14:22:12Acts.14.22.W12TAB
διὰ
dia
“through”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dih-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
e-pi-stê-REE-zon-tes tas psy-KHAS tôn ma-thê-TÔN pa-ra-ka-LOUN-tes em-ME-nein tê PIS-tei kai HO-ti di-A pol-LÔN THLI-pse-ōn DEI hê-MAS ei-sel-THEIN eis tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} adds another element introduced by hóti {ὅτι | hóti}, marking the content clause dia pollōn thlíps-eōn deî hēmâs eiseltheîn {διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν | diá pollōn thlíps-eōn deî hēmâs eiseltheîn} ‘that through many tribulations it is necessary for us to enter.’ Here deî functions as an impersonal necessity verb governing the infinitive, with hēmâs as its logical subject.
Root and etymology
tribotau–rho–iota–beta–omega
“to rub, wear away, spend time”
In context — Acts 14:22
Fortifying the disciples’ souls , urging them to persevere in faith, and affirming that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:22:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 14:22, 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.14.22.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.22.W12.S1) and character.