verb
diagamō
Greekδιάγω (diagō)
Strong’sG1236
I spend time, pass time, live
stem diag-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaganeiōδιάγωμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | lead | 1× |
| diagarōtoisδιάγοντες | 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 | diagarōtos1× | diagaritos | diagaratos | diagarētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diaganeiō“lead”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 Timothy 2:2“lead”huper basilevoiu kai pantoiu toiu en huperocha arōtoiu, hina ēremon kai hēsuchion bion diaganeiō en panta eusebeia kai semnota.for kings and all those in authority— so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
diagarōtois“living”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Titus 3:3“living”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.