[as instrumental particle] by; by means of; with; because; through [as non-case particle corruptly used in place of the non-case usage of genitive particles] but; and; (semi-colon) Comment: One of five instrumental particles—gis, kyis, gyis, 'is, yis. Also used adverbially.
by virtue of
Syn {gyis}; (at end of sentence) will; (verb part) therefore/ so/ because; 1) an inflecting affix denting the instrumental case, by, through, by means of, with, because of, due to. 2) turns an adjective into an adverb, --ly. 3) see {gyis}. (when indicating an active agent, it is usually translated as the subject of the sentence). with; said