verb
diagamō
Strong’sG1236
I spend time, pass time, live
stem diag-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
δι-άγω
[in LXX for עבר hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1236 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
carry over or across, πορθμῆες δ᾽ ἄρα τούς γε διήγαγον Refs 8th c.BC+
b intransitive, cross over, Refs
2 draw through, τὴν προβοσκίδα Refs 1st c.AD+
3 Geometry texts, draw through or across, produce a line, Refs 3rd c.BC+
4 draw apart, τὰ ὄμματα Refs
II of Time, pass, spend, αἰῶνα Refs; βίοτον, βίον, NT+5th c.BC+; γῆρας, νύκτα, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. ἑορτήν celebrate it, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 intransitive, without βίον, pass life, live, Refs 4th c.BC+; ={διαιτῶμαι, διατρίβω}, Thom.Mag.p.90,98 R.; δ. ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; tarry, ἐν τῷ δικαστηρίῳ Refs 2nd c.AD+:—middle, διαγόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b delay, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative, spin out, protract, τοὺς λόγους Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2.c with accusative person, divert, fob off, ἐλπίδας λέγων διῆγε [τοὺς στρατιώτας] Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.d continue, δ. σιωπῇ Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently with participle, continue doing so and so, δ. λιπαρέοντας Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. μανθάνων, ἐπιμελόμενος, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.e with adverbs, ἐν τοῖς χαλεπώτατα δ. Refs 5th c.BC+; also εὐσεβῆ δ. τρόπον περί τινα conduct oneself piously, Refs 5th c.BC+
III cause to continue, keep in a certain state, πόλιν ὀρθοδίκαιον δ. Refs 5th c.BC+
IV entertain, feed, τραγήμασι καὶ λαχάνοις τὸν στρατόν Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, [λέων] μελιτούτταις διήγετο Refs
V manage, κάλλιστα πάντα δ. Refs 5th c.BC+
VI separate, force apart, τὰ σκέλεα LXX+5th c.BC+
VI.2 divert, τινὰ ἀπό τινος Refs 2nd c.AD+; simply, divert, τὰς βασιλείους φροντίδας Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaganeiōδιάγωμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | lead | 1× |
| diagarōntoisδιάγοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | living | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagamō | diagame | diagami | diagama | diagamē | diagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagasō | diagase | diagasi | diagasa | diagasē | diagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagatō | diagate | diagati | diagata | diagatē | diagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diaganō | diagane | diagani | diagana | diaganē | diaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagavō | diagave | diagavi | diagava | diagavē | diagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagalō | diagale | diagali | diagala | diagalē | diagalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagameiō | diagameia | diagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagaseiō | diagaseia | diagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagateiō | diagateia | diagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diaganeiō1×διάγωμεν | diaganeia | diaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagaveiō | diagaveia | diagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagaleiō | diagaleia | diagaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diagasōr | diagasar | diagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagatōr | diagatar | diagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagavōr | diagavar | diagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diagalōr | diagalar | diagalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagamoiō | diagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diagasoiō | diagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagatoiō | diagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaganoiō | diaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagavoiō | diagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diagaloiō | diagaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diagarō | diagari | diagara | diagarē |
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 | diagarōntos1× | diagarintos | diagarantos | diagarēntos |
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
diag 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diaganeiō“lead”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 Timothy 2:2… arōntoiu, hina ēremon kai hēsuchion bion diaganeiō en panta eusebeia kai semnota.… in authority— so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all …
diagarōntois“living”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Titus 3:3… hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōntois, stugētois, misarōntois allēloin.… all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated …