Mark 7:5:9Mark.7.5.W9TAB
Διὰ
dia
“why”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-AH
- IPA
- /diˈa/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
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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 e-pê-RÔ-tōn au-TON hoi pha-ri-SAIOI KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS di-A TI ou pe-ri-pa-TOU-sin hoi ma-thê-TAI sou ka-TA tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rōn al-LA koi-NAIS kher-SIN es-THI-ou-sin ton AR-ton
Exegesis
The interrogative expression Dia ti {Διὰ τί | Diá tí} “why” combines the preposition with an interrogative pronoun in the accusative to introduce a direct question.
Root and etymology
kardkappa–alpha–rho–delta
“heart, inner person”
In context — Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him , “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the bread with common hands?”
About this coordinate
Mark 7:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 7:5, 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.7.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.5.W9.S1) and character.