Matthew 14:3:13Matt.14.3.W13TAB
διὰ
dia
“because of”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-AH
- IPA
- /di.ˈa/
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 GAR hê-RÔ-dês kra-TÊ-sas TON i-ô-AN-nên E-dê-sen au-TON KAI en phy-la-KÊ a-PE-the-to di-A hê-rô-di-A-da TÊN gy-NAI-ka phi-LIP-poo TOU a-del-PHOO au-TOU
Exegesis
The causal prepositional phrase dia Heroidiada {διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα | diá Hērōidiada} ‘because of Herodias’ explains Herod’s motive, with dia plus the accusative indicating reason.
Root and etymology
peraeōpi–epsilon–rho–alpha–omega
“to go across, pass through”
In context — Matthew 14:3
For Herod , having seized John, bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias , the wife of Philip, his brother.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Matthew 14:3, 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 Matt.14.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.3.W13.S1) and character.