John 10:32:13John.10.32.W13TAB
διὰ
dia
“for”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-AH
- IPA
- /diˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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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-KRI-thê au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS pol-LA ER-ga ka-LA E-deik-sa hy-MEEN ek tou pa-TROS di-A POI-on au-TÔN ER-gon e-ME li-THA-dze-te
Exegesis
The interrogative chain dia poion auton ergon {διὰ ποῖον αὐτῶν ἔργον | diá poîon autôn érgon} ‘because of which of them work’ uses dia with the accusative to express basis or cause, forming a rhetorical challenge that demands a justification for violence.
In context — John 10:32
Jesus replied to them, “I displayed many noble deeds to you from the Father; for the sake of which one of those deeds are you stoning Me?”
About this coordinate
John 10:32:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 10:32, 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.10.32.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.32.W13.S1) and character.