John 1:17:4John.1.17.W4TAB
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
HO-ti ho NO-mos di-A mô-y-SE-ôs e-DO-thê hê KHA-ris KAI hê a-LÊ-thei-a di-A ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO e-GE-ne-to
Exegesis
In the clause ho nomos dia Mousēos edothē {ὁ νόμος διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐδόθη | ho nó-mos di-á Mōu-sé-ōs e-dó-thē}, the nominative construction expresses the law as a divinely bestowed gift through Moses.
The coordinating phrase hē charis kai hē alētheia {ἡ χάρις καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια | hē chá-ris kaí hē a-lḗ-thei-a} presents grace and truth as a unified concept, with the second prepositional phrase dia Iēsou Christou {διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ | di-á Iē-soû Khris-toû} marking Jesus Christ as the active mediator.
Root and etymology
diadelta–iota–alpha
“through, by means of”
In context — John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ .
About this coordinate
John 1:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 1:17, 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 John.1.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.17.W4.S1) and character.