verb
diabainamō
Greekδιαβαίνω (diabainō)
Strong’sG1224
I cross, pass through
stem diabain-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δια-βαίνω
[in LXX chiefly for עבר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1224 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diabainalaδιέβησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | passed through | 1× |
| diabainaraδιαβῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | pass | 1× |
| diabainaratosΔιαβὰς | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | come over | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diabainamō | diabainame | diabainami | diabainama | diabainamē | diabainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diabainasō | diabainase | diabainasi | diabainasa | diabainasē | diabainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabainatō | diabainate | diabainati | diabainata | diabainatē | diabainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diabainanō | diabainane | diabainani | diabainana | diabainanē | diabainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabainavō | diabainave | diabainavi | diabainava | diabainavē | diabainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diabainalō | diabainale | diabainali | diabainala1×διέβησαν | diabainalē | diabainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diabainameiō | diabainameia | diabainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diabainaseiō | diabainaseia | diabainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabainateiō | diabainateia | diabainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diabainaneiō | diabainaneia | diabainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabainaveiō | diabainaveia | diabainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diabainaleiō | diabainaleia | diabainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diabainasōr | diabainasar | diabainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabainatōr | diabainatar | diabainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabainavōr | diabainavar | diabainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diabainalōr | diabainalar | diabainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diabainamoiō | diabainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diabainasoiō | diabainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diabainatoiō | diabainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diabainanoiō | diabainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diabainavoiō | diabainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diabainaloiō | diabainaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diabainarō | diabainari | diabainara1×διαβῆναι | diabainarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diabainarōtos | diabainaritos | diabainaratos1×Διαβὰς | diabainarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diabain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diabainala“passed through”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:29“passed through”Pistia diabainala tan Eruthran Thalassan hōs dia xērau gēau, hau peiran lambaratois tois Aiguptiois katapinila.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
diabainara“pass”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 16:26“pass”kai en pantei houtei metaxu nu kai vu chasmem megem stērizitē, hopōs tois thelarōtois diabainara enthen pros vin mē duneleiō, mēde ekeithen pros nin diaperaleiō.And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
diabainaratos“come over”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 16:9“come over”kai horamem dia nuxau to Paulo horita, anēros Makedōnos tinos ate histanarētos kai parakalarōtos auton kai legarōtos; Diabainaratos eis Makedonian boēthasar ni.During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”