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LEMMA
διά dia through; because of; by; on account of
GPNT:CFD a preposition denoting a TRAJECTOR’s path through or across a LANDMARK
LXGNTLEX through; because of; by
LXLXXLEX through; on account of
BAGD
GELNT
TDNT
VCEDONTW
ESL
Louw-Nida by means of, through, by
MGLNT through; always, continually; by reason of, because of, for the sake of; for this cause, therefore; asunder; abroad
DBL Greek by; through; on behalf of; because of; on account of; along; during; throughout
WSNTDICT
LXGRCANLEX through; because of; by; through; throughout; after; by; during; in; with; because of; via; on account of; for; because; for the sake of; [-]; why; by means of; in the interest of
NASB Dictionaries through; on account of; because of
MCEDONTW through; during; in the course of; by means of; by; with; in a state of; on account of; because of; for the sake of; with a view to; while subject to
VEDONTW
LSJ through
LEH LXX Lexicon thanks to, with the aid of, on the account of; on the account of, because of, by reason of, for; out of, because of; because; wherefore?; therefore, on this account; through, throughout; after; through (the agency of); by; for ever; by a straight path; idly; through the midst of; in a few words; entirely; continually; quickly; by the hand of
IGEL through; in a line; right through; quite through; in succession; not in a line; all through; over; at every; at a distance of; throughout; during; all; long; continually; for; between; after; every; by; by the mouth of; in; in a state of; at; hated; by aid of; by means of; by reason of; sake; because of; for the sake of; therefore; in different directions; asunder; at variance; one with another; to the end; utterly; throughly; out and out; partly
TDNTA
CDWGTHB channel; through; after; always; among; at; to avoid; because of (that); briefly; by; for (cause) … fore; from; in; by occasion of; of; by reason of; for sake; that; thereby; therefore; though; through (-out); to; wherefore; with (-in)
LALS on account of, through; בְּ; in, at, among, upon; with, away from, when; לָכֵן; therefore; in return for; assuredly; עַל־כֵּן; for that reason, therefore; so it happens that; תָּמִיד; lasting, continually; continuously; continual; continuity; עַל 2; on; over; in front of, before; above, more than; on the side of; on account of; with regard to, concerning; according to; against; opposite; to, towards; in addition to; because; מִן; away from, out of; from; since; after; because; without; of; לְ 1; to, towards; until; for; away, from; into; of, about; מַדּוּעַ; on what account?, why?; לְמַ֫עַן; with reference to, on account of; for the sake of; in order to; so that; עֲבוּר; produce; (prep.) because of, for the sake of; (conj.) so that; יָד; forearm, hand; side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; holders; unit; כִּי 2; yea; verily, indeed; surely; but, thus, except; because; when, if, in case; although, even though; as; פָּנֶה; front; head, face; former times, earlier period; בַּ֫עַד 1; behind; through, out of; round about; for the benefit of, for; יַ֫עַן; because of; because; אֵת 2; with; together with; with the help of; by the side of, besides; out of, from; גָּלָל 2; because of; אֶל; towards; in, into; up, against, in addition to; אֲשֶׁר; which, that, so that, if; תַּ֫חַת 1; (what is located) underneath, below; in place of, instead of; אֵת 1; direct object; עַד 3; as far as; until, just before, during; up to; as long as; חִנָּם; without (giving or taking) compensation; in vain; without cause, undeservedly; עַל; over; upon, against, towards, concerning; from; of; out of; down, away from; since; different from; קֳדָם; before; in the sight of

again you need to work on it
IV. At times διά w. gen. seems to have causal mng. (Radermacher2 142; POxy. 299, 2 [I AD] ἔδωκα αὐτῷ διὰ σοῦ=because of you; Achilles Tat. 3, 4, 5 διὰ τούτων= for this reason) διὰ τῆς σαρκός because of the resistance of the flesh Ro 8:3.—2 Cor 9:13; 1J 2:12.—On the use of διά w. gen. in Ro s. Schlaeger, La critique radicale de l’épître aux Rom.: Congr. d’Hist. du Christ. II 111f.

William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature : A Translation and Adaption of the Fourth Revised and Augmented Edition of Walter Bauer’s Griechisch-Deutsches Worterbuch Zu Den Schrift En Des Neuen Testaments Und Der Ubrigen Urchristlichen Literatur (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979), 180–181.

II. of the Ground or Reason on account of which anything is or is not done; by reason of, because of (Germ. aus Grund).

Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Being Grimm’s Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti (New York: Harper & Brothers., 1889), 134.

1223 διά [dia /dee·ah/] prep. A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; TDNT 2:65; TDNTA 149; GK 1328; 647 occurrences; AV translates as “by” 241 times, “through” 88 times, “with” 16 times, “for” 58 times, “for … sake” 47 times, “therefore + 5124” 44 times, “for this cause + 5124” 14 times, “because” 53 times, and translated miscellaneously 86 times. 1 through. 1A of place. 1A1 with. 1A2 in. 1B of time. 1B1 throughout. 1B2 during. 1C of means. 1C1 by. 1C2 by the means of. 2 through. 2A the ground or reason by which something is or is not done. 2A1 by reason of. 2A2 on account of. 2A3 because of for this reason. 2A4 therefore. 2A5 on this account.

James Strong, Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995).
 
Nope. Used your own source. Again


By and through, never because of. "By means of"
Ignoring the evidence as usual

LEMMA
διά dia through; because of; by; on account of
GPNT:CFD a preposition denoting a TRAJECTOR’s path through or across a LANDMARK
LXGNTLEX through; because of; by
LXLXXLEX through; on account of
BAGD
GELNT
TDNT
VCEDONTW
ESL
Louw-Nida by means of, through, by
MGLNT through; always, continually; by reason of, because of, for the sake of; for this cause, therefore; asunder; abroad
DBL Greek by; through; on behalf of; because of; on account of; along; during; throughout
WSNTDICT
LXGRCANLEX through; because of; by; through; throughout; after; by; during; in; with; because of; via; on account of; for; because; for the sake of; [-]; why; by means of; in the interest of
NASB Dictionaries through; on account of; because of
MCEDONTW through; during; in the course of; by means of; by; with; in a state of; on account of; because of; for the sake of; with a view to; while subject to
VEDONTW
LSJ through
LEH LXX Lexicon thanks to, with the aid of, on the account of; on the account of, because of, by reason of, for; out of, because of; because; wherefore?; therefore, on this account; through, throughout; after; through (the agency of); by; for ever; by a straight path; idly; through the midst of; in a few words; entirely; continually; quickly; by the hand of
IGEL through; in a line; right through; quite through; in succession; not in a line; all through; over; at every; at a distance of; throughout; during; all; long; continually; for; between; after; every; by; by the mouth of; in; in a state of; at; hated; by aid of; by means of; by reason of; sake; because of; for the sake of; therefore; in different directions; asunder; at variance; one with another; to the end; utterly; throughly; out and out; partly
TDNTA
CDWGTHB channel; through; after; always; among; at; to avoid; because of (that); briefly; by; for (cause) … fore; from; in; by occasion of; of; by reason of; for sake; that; thereby; therefore; though; through (-out); to; wherefore; with (-in)
LALS on account of, through; בְּ; in, at, among, upon; with, away from, when; לָכֵן; therefore; in return for; assuredly; עַל־כֵּן; for that reason, therefore; so it happens that; תָּמִיד; lasting, continually; continuously; continual; continuity; עַל 2; on; over; in front of, before; above, more than; on the side of; on account of; with regard to, concerning; according to; against; opposite; to, towards; in addition to; because; מִן; away from, out of; from; since; after; because; without; of; לְ 1; to, towards; until; for; away, from; into; of, about; מַדּוּעַ; on what account?, why?; לְמַ֫עַן; with reference to, on account of; for the sake of; in order to; so that; עֲבוּר; produce; (prep.) because of, for the sake of; (conj.) so that; יָד; forearm, hand; side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; holders; unit; כִּי 2; yea; verily, indeed; surely; but, thus, except; because; when, if, in case; although, even though; as; פָּנֶה; front; head, face; former times, earlier period; בַּ֫עַד 1; behind; through, out of; round about; for the benefit of, for; יַ֫עַן; because of; because; אֵת 2; with; together with; with the help of; by the side of, besides; out of, from; גָּלָל 2; because of; אֶל; towards; in, into; up, against, in addition to; אֲשֶׁר; which, that, so that, if; תַּ֫חַת 1; (what is located) underneath, below; in place of, instead of; אֵת 1; direct object; עַד 3; as far as; until, just before, during; up to; as long as; חִנָּם; without (giving or taking) compensation; in vain; without cause, undeservedly; עַל; over; upon, against, towards, concerning; from; of; out of; down, away from; since; different from; קֳדָם; before; in the sight of

again you need to work on it
 
Ignoring the evidence as usual

LEMMA
διά dia through; because of; by; on account of
GPNT:CFD a preposition denoting a TRAJECTOR’s path through or across a LANDMARK
LXGNTLEX through; because of; by
LXLXXLEX through; on account of
BAGD
GELNT
TDNT
VCEDONTW
ESL
Louw-Nida by means of, through, by
MGLNT through; always, continually; by reason of, because of, for the sake of; for this cause, therefore; asunder; abroad
DBL Greek by; through; on behalf of; because of; on account of; along; during; throughout
WSNTDICT
LXGRCANLEX through; because of; by; through; throughout; after; by; during; in; with; because of; via; on account of; for; because; for the sake of; [-]; why; by means of; in the interest of
NASB Dictionaries through; on account of; because of
MCEDONTW through; during; in the course of; by means of; by; with; in a state of; on account of; because of; for the sake of; with a view to; while subject to
VEDONTW
LSJ through
LEH LXX Lexicon thanks to, with the aid of, on the account of; on the account of, because of, by reason of, for; out of, because of; because; wherefore?; therefore, on this account; through, throughout; after; through (the agency of); by; for ever; by a straight path; idly; through the midst of; in a few words; entirely; continually; quickly; by the hand of
IGEL through; in a line; right through; quite through; in succession; not in a line; all through; over; at every; at a distance of; throughout; during; all; long; continually; for; between; after; every; by; by the mouth of; in; in a state of; at; hated; by aid of; by means of; by reason of; sake; because of; for the sake of; therefore; in different directions; asunder; at variance; one with another; to the end; utterly; throughly; out and out; partly
TDNTA
CDWGTHB channel; through; after; always; among; at; to avoid; because of (that); briefly; by; for (cause) … fore; from; in; by occasion of; of; by reason of; for sake; that; thereby; therefore; though; through (-out); to; wherefore; with (-in)
LALS on account of, through; בְּ; in, at, among, upon; with, away from, when; לָכֵן; therefore; in return for; assuredly; עַל־כֵּן; for that reason, therefore; so it happens that; תָּמִיד; lasting, continually; continuously; continual; continuity; עַל 2; on; over; in front of, before; above, more than; on the side of; on account of; with regard to, concerning; according to; against; opposite; to, towards; in addition to; because; מִן; away from, out of; from; since; after; because; without; of; לְ 1; to, towards; until; for; away, from; into; of, about; מַדּוּעַ; on what account?, why?; לְמַ֫עַן; with reference to, on account of; for the sake of; in order to; so that; עֲבוּר; produce; (prep.) because of, for the sake of; (conj.) so that; יָד; forearm, hand; side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; holders; unit; כִּי 2; yea; verily, indeed; surely; but, thus, except; because; when, if, in case; although, even though; as; פָּנֶה; front; head, face; former times, earlier period; בַּ֫עַד 1; behind; through, out of; round about; for the benefit of, for; יַ֫עַן; because of; because; אֵת 2; with; together with; with the help of; by the side of, besides; out of, from; גָּלָל 2; because of; אֶל; towards; in, into; up, against, in addition to; אֲשֶׁר; which, that, so that, if; תַּ֫חַת 1; (what is located) underneath, below; in place of, instead of; אֵת 1; direct object; עַד 3; as far as; until, just before, during; up to; as long as; חִנָּם; without (giving or taking) compensation; in vain; without cause, undeservedly; עַל; over; upon, against, towards, concerning; from; of; out of; down, away from; since; different from; קֳדָם; before; in the sight of

again you need to work on it
Used your own source. "By means of". Your saved by grace through or by the means of faith.
 
He is unwilling to accept evidence and denies what is seen through his own senses


He is actually right. Your saved by grace. Grace saves. How? Through or by faith. Faith is the means whereby you are saved.

Or, faith is a work and you earn God's grace?
 
He is unwilling to accept evidence and denies what is seen through his own senses
i think we are trying to split hairs with a dull axe on trivial words in the BIG PICTURE

We can learn from our LORD who rebuked the pharisees by saying: "you strain at a gnat but swallow a camel"

i DO NOT say this to anyone but myself first and for anyone who wishes to learn
 
Used your own source. "By means of". Your saved by grace through or by the means of faith.
Do you need a pair of these 👓

LEMMA
διά dia through; because of; by; on account of
GPNT:CFD a preposition denoting a TRAJECTOR’s path through or across a LANDMARK
LXGNTLEX through; because of; by
LXLXXLEX through; on account of
BAGD
GELNT
TDNT
VCEDONTW
ESL
Louw-Nida by means of, through, by
MGLNT through; always, continually; by reason of, because of, for the sake of; for this cause, therefore; asunder; abroad
DBL Greek by; through; on behalf of; because of; on account of; along; during; throughout
WSNTDICT
LXGRCANLEX through; because of; by; through; throughout; after; by; during; in; with; because of; via; on account of; for; because; for the sake of; [-]; why; by means of; in the interest of
NASB Dictionaries through; on account of; because of
MCEDONTW through; during; in the course of; by means of; by; with; in a state of; on account of; because of; for the sake of; with a view to; while subject to
VEDONTW
LSJ through
LEH LXX Lexicon thanks to, with the aid of, on the account of; on the account of, because of, by reason of, for; out of, because of; because; wherefore?; therefore, on this account; through, throughout; after; through (the agency of); by; for ever; by a straight path; idly; through the midst of; in a few words; entirely; continually; quickly; by the hand of
IGEL through; in a line; right through; quite through; in succession; not in a line; all through; over; at every; at a distance of; throughout; during; all; long; continually; for; between; after; every; by; by the mouth of; in; in a state of; at; hated; by aid of; by means of; by reason of; sake; because of; for the sake of; therefore; in different directions; asunder; at variance; one with another; to the end; utterly; throughly; out and out; partly
TDNTA
CDWGTHB channel; through; after; always; among; at; to avoid; because of (that); briefly; by; for (cause) … fore; from; in; by occasion of; of; by reason of; for sake; that; thereby; therefore; though; through (-out); to; wherefore; with (-in)
LALS on account of, through; בְּ; in, at, among, upon; with, away from, when; לָכֵן; therefore; in return for; assuredly; עַל־כֵּן; for that reason, therefore; so it happens that; תָּמִיד; lasting, continually; continuously; continual; continuity; עַל 2; on; over; in front of, before; above, more than; on the side of; on account of; with regard to, concerning; according to; against; opposite; to, towards; in addition to; because; מִן; away from, out of; from; since; after; because; without; of; לְ 1; to, towards; until; for; away, from; into; of, about; מַדּוּעַ; on what account?, why?; לְמַ֫עַן; with reference to, on account of; for the sake of; in order to; so that; עֲבוּר; produce; (prep.) because of, for the sake of; (conj.) so that; יָד; forearm, hand; side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; holders; unit; כִּי 2; yea; verily, indeed; surely; but, thus, except; because; when, if, in case; although, even though; as; פָּנֶה; front; head, face; former times, earlier period; בַּ֫עַד 1; behind; through, out of; round about; for the benefit of, for; יַ֫עַן; because of; because; אֵת 2; with; together with; with the help of; by the side of, besides; out of, from; גָּלָל 2; because of; אֶל; towards; in, into; up, against, in addition to; אֲשֶׁר; which, that, so that, if; תַּ֫חַת 1; (what is located) underneath, below; in place of, instead of; אֵת 1; direct object; עַד 3; as far as; until, just before, during; up to; as long as; חִנָּם; without (giving or taking) compensation; in vain; without cause, undeservedly; עַל; over; upon, against, towards, concerning; from; of; out of; down, away from; since; different from; קֳדָם; before; in the sight of
 
i think we are trying to split hairs with a dull axe on trivial words in the BIG PICTURE

We can learn from our LORD who rebuked the pharisees by saying: "you strain at a gnat but swallow a camel"

i DO NOT say this to anyone but myself first and for anyone who wishes to learn
Not we but he

He refuses to accept anything but the word itself and even then he still denies dia can denote a meaning of because
 
Do you need a pair of these 👓

LEMMA
διά dia through; because of; by; on account of
GPNT:CFD a preposition denoting a TRAJECTOR’s path through or across a LANDMARK
LXGNTLEX through; because of; by
LXLXXLEX through; on account of
BAGD
GELNT
TDNT
VCEDONTW
ESL
Louw-Nida by means of, through, by
MGLNT through; always, continually; by reason of, because of, for the sake of; for this cause, therefore; asunder; abroad
DBL Greek by; through; on behalf of; because of; on account of; along; during; throughout
WSNTDICT
LXGRCANLEX through; because of; by; through; throughout; after; by; during; in; with; because of; via; on account of; for; because; for the sake of; [-]; why; by means of; in the interest of
NASB Dictionaries through; on account of; because of
MCEDONTW through; during; in the course of; by means of; by; with; in a state of; on account of; because of; for the sake of; with a view to; while subject to
VEDONTW
LSJ through
LEH LXX Lexicon thanks to, with the aid of, on the account of; on the account of, because of, by reason of, for; out of, because of; because; wherefore?; therefore, on this account; through, throughout; after; through (the agency of); by; for ever; by a straight path; idly; through the midst of; in a few words; entirely; continually; quickly; by the hand of
IGEL through; in a line; right through; quite through; in succession; not in a line; all through; over; at every; at a distance of; throughout; during; all; long; continually; for; between; after; every; by; by the mouth of; in; in a state of; at; hated; by aid of; by means of; by reason of; sake; because of; for the sake of; therefore; in different directions; asunder; at variance; one with another; to the end; utterly; throughly; out and out; partly
TDNTA
CDWGTHB channel; through; after; always; among; at; to avoid; because of (that); briefly; by; for (cause) … fore; from; in; by occasion of; of; by reason of; for sake; that; thereby; therefore; though; through (-out); to; wherefore; with (-in)
LALS on account of, through; בְּ; in, at, among, upon; with, away from, when; לָכֵן; therefore; in return for; assuredly; עַל־כֵּן; for that reason, therefore; so it happens that; תָּמִיד; lasting, continually; continuously; continual; continuity; עַל 2; on; over; in front of, before; above, more than; on the side of; on account of; with regard to, concerning; according to; against; opposite; to, towards; in addition to; because; מִן; away from, out of; from; since; after; because; without; of; לְ 1; to, towards; until; for; away, from; into; of, about; מַדּוּעַ; on what account?, why?; לְמַ֫עַן; with reference to, on account of; for the sake of; in order to; so that; עֲבוּר; produce; (prep.) because of, for the sake of; (conj.) so that; יָד; forearm, hand; side, bank, part, possession, power, monument, penis; holders; unit; כִּי 2; yea; verily, indeed; surely; but, thus, except; because; when, if, in case; although, even though; as; פָּנֶה; front; head, face; former times, earlier period; בַּ֫עַד 1; behind; through, out of; round about; for the benefit of, for; יַ֫עַן; because of; because; אֵת 2; with; together with; with the help of; by the side of, besides; out of, from; גָּלָל 2; because of; אֶל; towards; in, into; up, against, in addition to; אֲשֶׁר; which, that, so that, if; תַּ֫חַת 1; (what is located) underneath, below; in place of, instead of; אֵת 1; direct object; עַד 3; as far as; until, just before, during; up to; as long as; חִנָּם; without (giving or taking) compensation; in vain; without cause, undeservedly; עַל; over; upon, against, towards, concerning; from; of; out of; down, away from; since; different from; קֳדָם; before; in the sight of


Your saved by grace. Through or by faith. Faith is the means.
 
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