δι'
Lemma: διά
Definition
Preposition governing the genitive “through, by means of” (often of agency or instrument), and the accusative “because of, on account of” (often of cause), also “throughout” (of extent in time or space). As an adverb/prefix, it commonly conveys “through, across, thoroughly” or “apart, asunder.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"δι'"
Lemma: διά
Form: δι’ (elision of διά before a following vowel or rough breathing)
Governs case: genitive or accusative
Syntax function: introduces a prepositional phrase; with genitive typically expresses agency/means ('through, by means of'); with accusative typically expresses cause/purpose or extension ('because of, for the sake of', also 'through' in a spatial sense)
Related Forms of διά
5 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: