Acts 15:27:8Acts.15.27.W8TAB
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
a-pe-STAL-ka-men OUN i-OU-dan KAI si-LAN KAI au-TOUS di-A LO-gou a-paNG-GEL-lon-tas ta au-TA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase dia logou {διὰ λόγου | diá lógou} indicates the medium as spoken word, and the phrase ta auta ‘the same things’ underscores the consistency of their oral message with the previously conveyed decision.
Root and etymology
dia
“through”
In context — Acts 15:27
Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they themselves will communicate these same things to you orally .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:27, 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.15.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.27.W8.S1) and character.