Acts 17:10:5Acts.17.10.W5TAB
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
hoi de a-del-PHOI eu-THE-ôs di-A nyk-TOS ek-SE-pem-psan TON te PAU-lon kai ton si-LAN eis BE-roi-an HOI-ti-nes pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi eis tên sy-na-gô-GÊN tôn i-ou-da-Í-ôn a-PÊ-e-san
Exegesis
The adverb eutheos {εὐθέως | euthé-ōs} ‘immediately’ precedes the prepositional phrase dia nyktos {διὰ νυκτὸς | dià núk-tos} ‘by night’, combining to underscore both urgency and discreet timing.
Root and etymology
dianoigōdelta–iota–alpha–nu–omicron–iota–gamma–omega
“to open completely, explain fully”
In context — Acts 17:10
But the brothers immediately sent both Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 17:10, 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.17.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.10.W5.S1) and character.