Luke 18:31:17Luke.18.31.W17TAB
διὰ
dia
“through”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-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
pa-ra-la-BŌN de tous DŌ-de-ka EI-pen pros au-TOUS i-DOU a-na-BAI-no-men eis i-e-rou-sa-LĒM KAI te-les-THĒ-se-tai PAN-ta ta ge-gra-MME-na di-A tōn pro-phê-TŌN tō hy-IŌ tou an-THRŌ-pou
Exegesis
The preposition dia {διὰ | diá} governing ton propheton {τῶν προφητῶν | tōn prophētōn} ‘through the prophets’ expresses God’s agency mediated by the prophetic writings.
Root and etymology
paispi–alpha–iota–sigma
“child, servant”
In context — Luke 18:31
And having taken the twelve, He said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:31:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 18:31, 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.18.31.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.31.W17.S1) and character.