δια-τί , why, Mat.9:11, 14 Mrk.2:18, Jhn.7:45, al.; δ. τό, with inf., Mrk.5:4, Luk.9:7, Jas.4:2.
__3. In composition,
__(1) through, as in διαβαίνω;
__(2) of separation, asunder, as in διασπάω;
__(3) of distribution, abroad, as in διαγγέλλω;
__(4) of transition, as διαλλάσσω;
__(5) of "perfective" action (M, Pr., 112f., 115f.), as διαφύγω, διακαθαρίζω.
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