Acts 27:4:6Acts.27.4.W6TAB
διὰ
dia
“because of”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-AH
- IPA
- /diˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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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
ka-KEI-then a-nakh-THEHN-tes hy-pe-PLEU-sa-men tên KY-pron di-A to tous a-NE-mous EI-nai e-nan-TI-ous
Exegesis
einai {διὰ τὸ… εἶναι | diá tò… eînai} introduces the reason with the substantive infinitive einai ‘to be,’ taking tous anemous {τοὺς ἀνέμους | toùs anémous} ‘the winds’ as its accusative subject and enantious {ἐναντίους | enantíous} ‘contrary’ as the predicate adjective. This renders ‘because the winds were against us,’ preserving the cause-effect relation expressed by dia plus articular infinitive.
Root and etymology
diapléodelta–iota–alpha–pi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to sail through”
In context — Acts 27:4
From there we set sail, keeping close under Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 27:4, 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.27.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.4.W6.S1) and character.