διὰ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 διὰ

   di-A

   because of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ ⸀μαθηταὶ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων,

   kai tôn thy-RÔN ke-klei-SME-nôn HO-pou Ê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI di-A ton PHO-bon tôn i-ou-DAI-on

   and of the doors having been shut where were the disciples because of the fear of the Jews
3. clause🔊 Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ ⸀μιᾷ σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ ⸀μαθηταὶ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς·

   OU-sês oun o-PSI-as têi hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nêi têi mi-Ai sab-BA-tôn kai tôn thy-RÔN ke-klei-SME-nôn HO-pou Ê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI di-A ton PHO-bon tôn i-ou-DAI-on ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS kai E-stê eis to ME-son kai LE-gei au-TOIS

   being therefore evening the day that the first of the week and of the doors having been shut where were the disciples because of the fear of the Jews came {the} Jesus and stood into the midst and says to them
4. sentence🔊 Οὔσης οὖν ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ ⸀μιᾷ σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ ⸀μαθηταὶ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν.

   OU-sês oun o-PSI-as têi hê-ME-ra e-KEI-nêi têi mi-Ai sab-BA-tôn kai tôn thy-RÔN ke-klei-SME-nôn HO-pou Ê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI di-A ton PHO-bon tôn i-ou-DAI-on ÊL-then ho ee-ay-SOOS kai E-stê eis to ME-son kai LE-gei au-TOIS ei-RÊ-nê hy-MÎN

   being therefore evening the day that the first of the week and of the doors having been shut where were the disciples because of the fear of the Jews came {the} Jesus and stood into the midst and says to them peace to you

Exegesis

The relative adverb hopou {ὅπου | hó-pou} introduces the location clause, while the causal phrase dia ton phobon tōn Ioudaiōn {διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων | di-á ton phó-bon τῶν I-ou-daí-ōn} explains why the disciples remained inside.