Legacy Standard Bible

διά

dia

G1223 · Greek

prob. from a a prim. root; through, on account of, because of:--

LSB renderings

account(4), after(2), afterward(1), always*(1), because(113), briefly*(1), by(2), charge*(1), constantly(1), continually*(7), during(1), forever*(1), for the sake(1), gives(1), in the presence of(1), means(1), on account of(2), over(1), reason(39), reason*(2), reason I endure all things for the sake(1), sake(36), sakes(4), since(1), therefore*(14), this*(3), this reason*(1), through(226), through*(2), throughout(1), way(3), why(2), why*(27), why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of god for the sake(1).

Occurs in 3 versesrendered “why” · Show all renderings

  • Matt 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  • Matt 15:3And He answered and said to them, Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
  • Mark 6:14And King Herod heard it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”