verb
diabainamō
Strong’sG1224
I cross, pass through
stem diabain-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βήσομαι: aorist -έβην, Aeolic dialect participle ζάβαις Refs 7th c.BC+
I intransitive, stride, walk or stand with legs apart, εὖ διαβάς, of a man planting himself firmly for fighting, Refs 8th c.BC+; opposed to συμβεβηκώς, Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, spacious, δόμοι Refs 1st c.AD+ to go with huge strides against.., Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὀνόματα -βεβηκότα εἰς πλάτος great straddling words, Refs 1st c.BC+; [ποὺς] -βεβηκώς with a mighty stride, Refs; also ἐξερείσματα χρόνων πρὸς ἑδραῖον -βεβηκότα μέγεθος Refs 3rd c.AD+
II with accusative, step across, pass over, τάφρον Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 absolutely (θάλασσαν or ποταμόν being omitted), cross over, Ἤλιδ᾽ ἐς εὐρύχορον διαβήμεναι Refs 8th c.BC+ he went over to him, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b πόθεν.. διαβέβηκε τὸ ἀργύριον from what sources the money has mounted up, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 bestride, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.4 decide, δίκας Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.5 come home to, affect, εἴς τινα Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| diabainarantosΔιαβὰς | 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 | diabainarōntos | diabainarintos | diabainarantos1×Διαβὰς | diabainarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
diabainala“passed through”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:29Pistia diabainala tan Eruthran Thalassan hōs dia xērau …By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry …
diabainara“pass”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 16:26“pass”… chasmem megem stērizotē, hopōs tois thelarōntois diabainara enthen pros vin mē dunoleiō, mēde …… 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 …
diabainarantos“come over”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 16:9… stēarēntos kai parakalarōntos auton kai legarōntos; Diabainarantos eis Makedonian boēthasar ni.… Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”