Matthew 21:43:1Matt.21.43.W1TAB

διὰ

dia

because of

Transliteration
di-A
Extended
dee-AH
IPA
/di.ˈa/

Meaning by language

English
because of

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Result
δι + ὰ
di + a
dia

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    di-A

  2. sentence

    di-A TOU-to LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti ar-THÊ-se-tai aph hy-MÔN HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TOU the-OU KAI do-THÊ-se-tai ETH-nei poi-OUN-ti TOUS kar-POUS au-TÊS

Exegesis

The causal prepositional phrase dia touto {διὰ τοῦτο | diá toû-to} ‘because of this’ links Jesus’ statement to the preceding parable.

Root and etymology

to separate, doubt

In contextMatthew 21:43

Because of this, I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruits .

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:43, 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.21.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.43.W1.S1) and character.