Revelation 20:4:17Rev.20.4.W17TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
di-A
- sentence
KAI EI-don THRO-nous KAI e-KA-thi-san ep au-TOUS KAI KRI-ma e-DO-thê au-TOIS KAI tas psy-KHAS tôn pe-pe-le-ki-SME-nôn di-A tên mar-ty-RI-an ee-ay-SOO KAI di-A ton LO-gon tou the-OU KAI HOI-ti-nes ou pro-se-KY-nê-san to thê-RI-on ou-DE tên ei-KO-na au-TOU KAI ouk E-la-bon to KHA-ra-gma e-PI to ME-tô-pon KAI e-PI tên KHEI-ra au-TÔN KAI E-dzê-san KAI e-ba-SI-leu-san me-TA tou khree-STOO KHI-li-a E-tê
Exegesis
The next clause kai tas psychas tôn pepelekismenōn {καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν πεπελεκισμένων | kaí tàs psy-chàs tôn pe-pe-le-ki-sme-nôn} “and the souls of those who had been beheaded” identifies the martyrs, with dia tēn martyrían Iēsoû {διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ | diá tēn mar-tu-rí-an Iē-soû} and dia ton lógon toû theou {διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ | diá ton ló-gon toû the-oû} functioning as causal prepositional phrases linking their death to witness and fidelity.
Root and etymology
diaballodelta–iota–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron–omega
“to slander, accuse”
In context — Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God , and also those who had not worshiped the beast nor its image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 20:4, 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 Rev.20.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.4.W17.S1) and character.