δια-

• δῐ- (di-) – before a vowel

See διά (diá).

δῐᾰ- • (dia-)

1. through, right through, across, over

   ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎βαίνω (baínō) → ‎διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “step across, pass over”)

2. 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”)

3. of preeminence

   ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎πρέπω (prépō) → ‎διαπρέπω (diaprépō, “appear prominent, strike the eye”)

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

   ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎μάχομαι (mákhomai) → ‎διαμάχομαι (diamákhomai, “fight it out”)

5. to add strength: thoroughly, out and out

   ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎γαληνίζω (galēnízō) → ‎διαγαληνίζω (diagalēnízō, “make quite calm”)

6. of mixture: between, partly, somewhat

   ‎δια- (dia-) + ‎λευκός (leukós) → ‎διάλευκος (diáleukos, “somewhat white”)

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