John 15:19:26John.15.19.W26TAB
διὰ
dia
“because of”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- di-A
- 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
- clause
ho-ti de ek tou KOS-mou ouk e-STE al e-GÔ ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS ek tou KOS-mou di-A TOU-to mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
- sentence
ei ek tou KOS-mou Ê-te ho KOS-mos AN to I-di-on e-PHI-lei ho-ti de ek tou KOS-mou ouk e-STE al e-GÔ ek-se-le-KSA-mên hy-MAS ek tou KOS-mou di-A TOU-to mi-SEI hy-MAS ho KOS-mos
Exegesis
The final dia touto {διὰ τοῦτο | dia touto} is inferential, not merely temporal, and explains the present hostility summarized by misei {μισεῖ | mi-sei}.
In context — John 15:19
If you were from the world, the world would favor its own; but because you are not from the world, instead I chose you out of the world; for this reason the world hates you.
About this coordinate
John 15:19:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of John 15:19, 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.15.19.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.19.W26.S1) and character.