Lexical Summary dio: wherefore, on which account Original Word: διόTransliteration: dio Phonetic Spelling: (dee-o') Part of Speech: Conjunction Short Definition: wherefore, on which account Meaning: wherefore, on which account Strong's Concordance for this reason, therefore, wherefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently -- for which cause, therefore, wherefore. see GREEK dia see GREEK hos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1352: διόδιό, conjunction equivalent to δἰ ὁ (from Thucydides and Plato down), wherefore, on which account: Matthew 27:8; Luke 1:35; Luke 7:7; Acts 10:29; Romans 1:24; Romans 2:1; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Hebrews 3:7; James 1:21; 1 Peter 1:13, and often. (Cf. Winers Grammar, 445 (414); Buttmann, 233 (200); on Paul's use, see Ellicott on Galatians 4:31.) |