διά diá

Meaning

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

In the King James Version: 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)

Derivation: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act;

Where it is used

• Matthew 1:22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
• Matthew 2:5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
• Matthew 2:12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
• Matthew 2:15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
• Matthew 2:17 Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
• Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
• Matthew 3:3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
• Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
• Matthew 4:14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
• Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
• Matthew 7:13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
• Matthew 8:28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
• Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Matthew 9:14 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
• Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
• Matthew 11:2 Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
• Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
• Matthew 12:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
• Matthew 12:27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
• Matthew 12:31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
• Matthew 12:43 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
• Matthew 13:5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
• Matthew 13:6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• Matthew 13:10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
• Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
• Matthew 13:21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
• Matthew 13:35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
• Matthew 13:52 Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
• Matthew 13:58 And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
• Matthew 14:2 and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
• Matthew 14:3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
• Matthew 14:9 The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted
• Matthew 15:2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
• Matthew 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
• Matthew 15:6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
• Matthew 17:19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
• Matthew 17:20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
• Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
• Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 18:23 Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
• Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
• Matthew 19:24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
• Matthew 21:4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
• Matthew 21:25 What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
• Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.
• Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
• Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
• Matthew 24:9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
• Matthew 24:12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
• Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
• Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
• Matthew 24:44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
• Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
• Matthew 26:61 and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
• Matthew 27:9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
• Matthew 27:18 For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
• Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
• Mark 2:1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
• Mark 2:4 Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.