Luke 23:19:3Luke.23.19.W3TAB
διὰ
dia
“because of”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dih-AH
- 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
- sentence
HO-stis EEN di-A STA-sin ti-NA ge-no-ME-nên en tê PO-lei kai PHO-non blê-THEIS en tê phy-la-KÊ
Exegesis
The preposition dia {διὰ | diá} with the accusative stásin {στάσιν | stásin} expresses the charge of insurrection, further specified by tina {τινὰ | tiná} and the participle genomenēn {γενομένην | genomenēn} to mark a specific uprising in the city.
Root and etymology
diastrephōdelta–iota–alpha–sigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to twist thoroughly, distort, pervert”
In context — Luke 23:19
He was the one who had been thrown into prison because of a certain insurrection that had taken place in the city, and for murder.
About this coordinate
Luke 23:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:19, 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 Luke.23.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.19.W3.S1) and character.