δια-

See also: διά, Δία, διά-, and Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

δῐ- (di-) – before a vowel

Etymology

Prefixing form of the preposition διά (diá).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.a/

Prefix

δῐᾰ- • (dia-)

through, right through, across, over
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎βαίνω (baínō) → ‎διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “step across, pass over”)
in different directions
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎πέμπω (pémpō) → ‎διαπέμπω (diapémpō, “send off in different directions, send to and fro”)
1. of separation: asunder, apart
  ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎σκεδάννυμι (skedánnumi) → ‎διασκεδάννυμι (diaskedánnumi, “scatter, disperse”)
2. at variance
  ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎φωνέω (phōnéō) → ‎διαφωνέω (diaphōnéō, “be dissonant, disagree”)
3. of mutual relation: one with another
  ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) → ‎διαγωνίζομαι (diagōnízomai, “contend, struggle against”)
  
  ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎ᾄδω (ā́idō) → ‎διᾴδω (diā́idō, “contend in singing”)
of preeminence
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎πρέπω (prépō) → ‎διαπρέπω (diaprépō, “appear prominent, strike the eye”)
of completion: to the end, utterly, out
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎μάχομαι (mákhomai) → ‎διαμάχομαι (diamákhomai, “fight it out”)
to add strength: thoroughly, out and out
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎γαληνίζω (galēnízō) → ‎διαγαληνίζω (diagalēnízō, “make quite calm”)
of mixture: between, partly, somewhat
‎δια- (dia-) + ‎λευκός (leukós) → ‎διάλευκος (diáleukos, “somewhat white”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with δια-

References

“διά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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