διά through c. gen. through, by means of c. acc. through. WITH GEN.: of Place or Space: of motion in a line, through, right through, διὰ μὲν ἀσπίδος ἦλθε ἔγχος Il.; διʼ ἠέρος αἰθέρʼ ἵκανεν quite through the lower air even to the ether, Il.; διὰ πάντων ἐλθεῖν to go through all in succession, Xen. of motion through a space, but not in a line, all through, over, διὰ πεδίοιο Il.; διʼ ἄστεος Od. of Intervals of Space, διὰ δέκα ἐπάλξεων at every 10th battlement, Thuc.; διὰ πέντε σταδίων at a distance of 5 stades, Hdt. of Time: throughout, during, διὰ παντὸς τοῦ χρόνου Hdt.; διʼ ἡμέρης all day long, Hdt.; διὰ παντός continually, Aesch.; διʼ ὀλίγου for a short time, Thuc. of the interval between two points of Time, διὰ χρόνου πολλοῦ or διὰ πολλοῦ χρ. after a long time, Hdt.; διὰ χρόνου after a time, Soph.; χρόνος διὰ χρόνου time after time, Soph. of successive Intervals, διὰ τρίτης ἡμέρης every other day, Hdt.; διʼ ἐνιαυτοῦ every year, Xen. Causal, through, by of the Agent, διʼ ἀγγέλων by the mouth of messengers, Hdt.; διʼ ἑρμηνέως λέγειν Xen. of the Instrument or Means, διὰ χειρῶν Soph.; διὰ χειρὸς ἔχειν in hand, Soph. of the Manner or Way, παίω διʼ ὀργῆς through passion, in passion, Soph.; διὰ σπουδῆς in haste, hastily, Eur. to express conditions or states, διʼ ἡσυχίης εἶναι to be in a state of quiet, to be tranquil, Hdt.; διὰ πολέμου ἰέναι τινί to be at war with one, Xen.; διʼ ἀπεχθείας ἐλθεῖν τινι to be hated by him, Aesch.; διʼ οἴκτου ἔχειν τινά to feel pity for one, Eur., etc. WITH ACC.: of Place, in same sense as διά c. gen.: through, ἓξ διὰ πτύχας ἦλθε χαλκός Il. throughout, over, ὤικεον διʼ ἄκριας Od.; διʼ αἰθέρα Soph. of Time, διὰ νύκτα Il.; διὰ ὕπνον during sleep, Mosch. Causal: of Persons, through, by aid of, by means of, νικῆσαι διὰ Ἀθήνην Od.; διά σε by thy fault or service, Soph.: through, by reason of, αὐτὸς διʼ αὑτόν for his own sake, Plat.; διὰ τὴν ἐκείνου μέλλησιν Thuc. of things, which express the Cause, Reason, or Purpose, διʼ ἐμὴν ἰότητα because of my will, Il.; διʼ ἀχθηδόνα for the sake of vexing, Thuc.; διὰ τοῦτο, διὰ ταῦτα therefore; etc. WITHOUT CASE as Adv. throughout, Hom. IN COMPOS.: through, right through, as in διαβαίνω. in different directions, as in διαπέμπω:— of separation, asunder, as in Lat. dis-, as in διασκεδάννυμι:— at variance, as in διαφωνέω; or of mutual relation, one with another, as in διαγωνίζομαι, διᾴδω. of preeminence, as in διαπρέπω, διαφέρω. completion, to the end, utterly, as in διαμάχομαι (cf. Lat. decertare). to add strength, throughly, out and out, as in διαγαληνίζω. of mixture, between, partly, as in διάλευκος.