Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• - (di-) – before a vowel

Etymology

See (diá).

Pronunciation

Prefix

- o (dia-)

1. through, right through, across, over

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (baín?) -> ‎ (diabaín?, "step across, pass over")

2. in different directions

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (pémp?) -> ‎ (diapémp?, "send off in different directions, send to and fro")

   1. of separation: asunder, apart

      ‎- (dia-) + ‎? (skedánnumi) -> ‎? (diaskedánnumi, "scatter, disperse")

   2. at variance

      ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (ph?né?) -> ‎ (diaph?né?, "be dissonant, disagree")

   3. of mutual relation: one with another

      ‎- (dia-) + ‎? (ag?nízomai) -> ‎ (diag?nízomai, "contend, struggle against")

      ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (id?) -> ‎ (diid?, "contend in singing")

3. of preeminence

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (prép?) -> ‎ (diaprép?, "appear prominent, strike the eye")

4. of completion: to the end, utterly, out

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎? (mákhomai) -> ‎? (diamákhomai, "fight it out")

5. to add strength: thoroughly, out and out

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (gal?níz?) -> ‎ (diagal?níz?, "make quite calm")

6. of mixture: between, partly, somewhat

   ‎- (dia-) + ‎ (leukós) -> ‎ (diáleukos, "somewhat white")

Derived terms

References

• in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press