διό
dió · G1352 · Greek · 53 occurrences
Meanings
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therefore, for this reason, for this very reason, so then
A relatively emphatic marker of result, usually denoting the fact that the inference is self-evident
ExamplesMatthew 27:8 For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the holy Child will be called the Son of God.
Luke 7:7 for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- τοιγαροῦν toigaroûn · G5105 · for this very reason, therefore, hence
- τοιγαροῦν and the target term both function as consequential or inferential discourse markers meaning “therefore, for this reason,” differing mainly in frequency rather than sense — they occupy the same logical-connective function in Greek discourse.
- ὅθεν hóthen · G3606 · from where, from there, from which
- Both can introduce causal or inferential relationships, though ὅθεν retains a broader range including spatial source ('from which place') while διό functions more consistently as a discourse-level inferential connector. The two overlap in marking logical consequence but are not fully interchangeable across registers.
In the other Testament 1 word
- כֵּן kên · H3651 · thus, in this manner, in this way
- Greek διό functions as a consequential conjunction ("therefore, for this reason") while Hebrew כֵּן serves as a deictic adverb with consequential force ("thus, so, therefore"), both marking logical inference or result from prior context.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Therefore, for this reason, for this very reason, so then89.47
- Used of drawing a logical conclusion from what precedes, as of the exhortation to therefore be constantly on the alert in Matthew 24:42, God therefore not being ashamed to be called their God in Hebrews 11:16, and Jesus therefore also suffering outside the gate in Hebrews 13:12.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon conjunction equivalent to δἰ ὁ (from Thucydides and Plato down), wherefore, on which…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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