Luke 17:11:11Luke.17.11.W11TAB
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
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di-A
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to en tôi po-REU-es-thai eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM KAI au-TOS di-ÊR-khe-to di-A ME-son sa-ma-REI-as KAI ga-li-la-IAS
Exegesis
The spatial expression dia meson {διὰ μέσον | diá méson} ‘through the middle’ combines the preposition dia with an accusative substantive, specifying movement through the central area between two regions marked by genitives: Samareias {Σαμαρείας | Samareías} and Galilaias {Γαλιλαίας | Galilaías}. This syntax portrays Jesus’ route as cutting between Samaria and Galilee, highlighting a boundary zone that anticipates the encounter with marginalized figures in the following narrative. In translation, the temporal force of the articular infinitive is rendered with “as” and “while,” the imperfect with “was passing through” and “was making His way,” and the spatial phrase with “through the midst” and “through the area between,” preserving both temporal progression and geographical nuance.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait on”
In context — Luke 17:11
And it happened, as He was journeying to Jerusalem, that He was passing through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 17:11, 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 Luke.17.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.11.W11.S1) and character.