Romans 15:30:5Rom.15.30.W5TAB
διὰ
dia
“through”
- Transliteration
- di-A
- Extended
- dee-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
pa-ra-ka-LO de hy-MAS a-del-FOI di-A tou ky-REE-oo hê-MON ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO KAI di-A tês a-GA-pês tou PNEU-ma-tos sy-na-gō-NI-sa(s)-thai moi en tais pro-seu-KHAIS hy-PER e-MOU pros ton the-ON
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases, dia tou kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou {διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ | diá tou kyríou hēmôn Iēsou Christoû} and dia tēs agapēs tou pneumatos {διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος | diá tēs agápēs tou pneúmatos}, express the grounds or motivating sphere of the exhortation: it is made “through” their shared relationship to the Lord and “through” the love that comes from, and characterizes, the Spirit.
Root and etymology
diakoneōdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait on”
In context — Romans 15:30
But I urge you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit , to strive together with me in the prayers for me to God .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 15:30, 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 Rom.15.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.30.W5.S1) and character.