Ancient Greek dictionary · preposition
διά
[with genitive]
Transliteration: dia
Meaning and definitions
- [with genitive]
- in a line
- through
- in the midst of, between
- along
- at intervals of, at every
Connected roots
- dia-
through, across
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- dialogue
a conversation between two or more people
- diagnosis
the identification of the nature of an illness by examination
- diameter
a straight line passing through the center of a circle
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