What does διά · τίς mean in the Bible?
διά · τίς is a Greek phrase meaning "through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)".
Greek · G1223, G5101
διὰ τί
Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) · an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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διά G1223 through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Pronunciation diá
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τίς G5101 an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Pronunciation tís
Direct question marker functioning as substantive, adjective, or adverb; rhetorical form often implies negation.
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What does διὰ τί (dia ti) mean in the Bible?
διά · τίς is a Greek phrase meaning "through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1223, G5101?
G1223, G5101 is connected to 666 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Source Gloss
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain