What does διά · οὗτος mean in the Bible?
διά · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "because of these things".
Greek · G1223, G3778
διὰ ταῦτα
Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) · this/he/she/it
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διά G1223 through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Pronunciation diá
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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What does διὰ ταῦτα (dia tauta) mean in the Bible?
διά · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "because of these things".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1223, G3778?
G1223, G3778 is connected to 666 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. because of these things
Source Gloss
because of these things
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 666
Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:17 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 7:13 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 8:28 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:14 · Matt 10:22 666×
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain