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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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* Note: This represents (1) some phrases introduced by the preposition dia, "on account of," dia touto, "on account of this," e.g., Matthew 12:31; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 1:15; 3 John 1:10; dia hen (the accusative feminine of hos, "who"), "on account of which" (aitia, "a cause," being understood), e.g., Acts 10:21 (with aitia, expressed, Titus 1:13; Hebrews 2:11 ); dia ti "on account of what?" (sometimes as one word, diati), e.g., Luke 19:23; Romans 9:32; 2 Corinthians 11:11; Revelation 17:7; (2) dio = dia ho (the neuter of the relative pronoun hos), "on account of which (thing)," e.g., Matthew 27:8; Acts 15:19; 20:31; 24:26; 25:26; 27:25,34; Romans 1:24; 15:7; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 2:8; 5:9; 6:17; Ephesians 2:11; 3:13; 4:8,25; 5:14; Philippians 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Philemon 1:8; Hebrews 3:7,10; 10:5; 11:16; 12:12,28; 13:12; James 1:21; 4:6; 1 Peter 1:13; 2 Peter 1:10,12; 3:14; (3) dioper, "for which very reason" (a strengthened form of the preceding), 1 Corinthians 8:13; 10:14 (14:13 in some mss.); (4) hothen (which denotes "whence," when used of direction or source, e.g., Matthew 12:44 ), used of cause and denoting "wherefore" in Hebrews 2:17; 3:1; 7:25; 8:3; (5) ti, "what, why," John 9:27; Acts 22:30; Galatians 3:19 , AV (RV, "what"); (6) heneka with tinos (the genitive case of ti), "because of what," Acts 19:32; (7) charin with hou, the genitive case, neuter of hos, "for the sake of what," Luke 7:47; (8) eis, "unto," with ti, "what," Matthew 14:31; with ho, "which" (the accusative neuter of hos), 2 Thessalonians 1:11 , AV (RV, "to which end"); (9) ara, "so," 2 Corinthians 7:12 , AV (RV, "so"); with ge, "at least," Matthew 7:20 , AV (RV, "therefore"); (10) hina, "in order that," with ti, "what," Matthew 9:4; (11) toigaroun, "therefore," rendered "wherefore" in Hebrews 12:1 , AV; (12) in Matthew 26:50 , epi, "unto," with ho, as in No. (8) above, AV, "wherefore (art thou come)?" RV, "(do that) for which (thou art come);" (13) oun, a particle expressing sequence or consequence, e.g., Matthew 24:26; Acts 6:3; (14) hoste, "so that," "wherefore," e.g., Romans 7:12,13; 1 Corinthians 10:12; 11:27,33; 14:22,39; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Galatians 3:24; 4:7; Philippians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; 1 Peter 4:19 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Wherefore'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/wherefore.html. 1940.
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