Mark 11:16:8Mark.11.16.W8TAB
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
- word
di-A
- sentence
KAI ouk Ê-phi-en HI-na tis di-e-NEG-kêi SKEU-os di-A tou hi-e-ROU
Exegesis
The preposition dia {διὰ | diá} with the genitive tou hierou {τοῦ ἱεροῦ | toû hieroû} “through the temple” marks movement across the temple precincts, most likely the outer courts, implying that people had been using the sacred space as a common thoroughfare or shortcut. In English, the hina-clause is recast as an infinitive construction (“to carry”) to avoid awkward literal phrasing while preserving the purpose nuance, and the imperfect ephien is rendered as “would not permit” in a more formal style and “did not allow” in a more idiomatic dynamic style, both aiming to convey sustained, repeated refusal by Jesus.
Root and etymology
kardiakappa–alpha–rho–delta–iota–alpha
“heart, inner person”
In context — Mark 11:16
And He would not permit anyone to carry a vessel through the temple.
About this coordinate
Mark 11:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 11:16, 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 Mark.11.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.11.16.W8.S1) and character.