διά
Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) · spirit/breath: spirit
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διά G1223 through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
πνεῦμα G4151 spirit/breath: spirit
What does διά (diá) mean in the Bible?
διά · πνεῦμα is a Greek word meaning "through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)". :--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). Highlights the Spirit’s role in revealing impending suffering. This term runs through the canonical themes of Spirit.
Full entry for διά (G1223, G4151) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Expresses both passage through space and causation; marks the agent or means by which something occurs.
:--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the Spirit’s role in revealing impending suffering. Acts 21:1-6
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Canonical Themes
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
New Testament Witnesses
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain