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verb

Greekδιάγω (diagō)
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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.;]

1. to carry over.
2. Of time, to pass: βίον, I Ti 2:2; absol., to live, seq. ἐν, Tit 3:3.†

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

Saiddee-ag'-o

to pass time or life

Fromfrom G1223 and G71;

King Jameslead life, living.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
διάγω [ᾰ],
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.

lead1×living1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
diaganeiōδιάγωμενhappening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plurallead1×
diagarōntoisδιάγοντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculineliving1×

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singulardiagamōdiagamediagamidiagamadiagamēdiagamelē
you 2nd person singulardiagasōdiagasediagasidiagasadiagasēdiagaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiagatōdiagatediagatidiagatadiagatēdiagatelē
we 1st person pluraldiaganōdiaganediaganidiaganadiaganēdiaganelē
ye 2nd person pluraldiagavōdiagavediagavidiagavadiagavēdiagavelē
they 3rd person pluraldiagalōdiagalediagalidiagaladiagalēdiagalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singulardiagameiōdiagameiadiagameiē
you 2nd person singulardiagaseiōdiagaseiadiagaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiagateiōdiagateiadiagateiē
we 1st person pluraldiaganeiō1×διάγωμενdiaganeiadiaganeiē
ye 2nd person pluraldiagaveiōdiagaveiadiagaveiē
they 3rd person pluraldiagaleiōdiagaleiadiagaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singulardiagasōrdiagasardiagasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiagatōrdiagatardiagatēr
ye 2nd person pluraldiagavōrdiagavardiagavēr
they 3rd person pluraldiagalōrdiagalardiagalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singulardiagamoiōdiagamoia
you 2nd person singulardiagasoiōdiagasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singulardiagatoiōdiagatoia
we 1st person pluraldiaganoiōdiaganoia
ye 2nd person pluraldiagavoiōdiagavoia
they 3rd person pluraldiagaloiōdiagaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediagarōdiagaridiagaradiagarē
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicediagarōntos1×diagarintosdiagarantosdiagarēntos

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
diagstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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 …