verb
diastēamō
Strong’sG1339
I put apart, separate, put some distance between
stem diastē-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 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.
δι-ίστημι
(Rec. διΐσ-), [in LXX: Ez 5:1 (חלק pi.), Pr 17:9 (פּרד hi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1339 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future διαστήσω, set apart, separate, τοὺς λόχους Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, κίονες διεστάθησαν Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 set one at variance with another, τινά τινος Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τὴν Ἑλλάδα divide it into factions, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 μέσας διαστήσας ἡμέρας δύο having left an interval of two days, Refs
4 distinguish, τί τινος Refs 2nd c.AD+
5 inflate, κενοὺς ἀσκούς Refs
II more frequently in passive, with aorist 2, perfect, and pluperfect active:—stand apart, be divided, Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2, Refs the sea made way, opened,Refsyawning wide, Refs 5th c.BC+; διεστῶτα, opposed to ἡνωμένα, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἔτους διεστῶτος after an interval of a year, Refs
II.b stand with legs apart, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 of persons, stand apart, be at variance, διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε Refs 8th c.BC+; διέστη ἐς ξυμμαχίαν ἑκατέρων sided with one or the other party,Refs 4th c.BC+; simply, differ, be different, πλούτου ἀρετὴ διέστηκεν Refs 5th c.BC+not homogeneous, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 part after fighting, Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, to be reconciled, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3.b of an army, retire, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II.4 stand at certain distances or intervals, Refs 5th c.BC+; of guards in a row, Refs; of post-stations, Refs; of soldiers, δ. κατὰ διακοσίους Refs 5th c.BC+; διάστηθι mark distances! a word of command, Refs 2nd c.AD+ are equidistant from one another, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III middle, sometimes transitive, separate, γεώδη γένη διϊστάμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+: chiefly in aorist 1, δ. τόν τε δικαιότατον καὶ τὸν ἀδικώτατον contrast, Refs; ἀράχνια, of spiders, spread, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diastēataδιέστη | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | parted | 1× |
| diastēarantauδιαστάσης | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine | passed | 1× |
| diastēarantoisδιαστήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | farther | 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 | diastēamō | diastēame | diastēami | diastēama | diastēamē | diastēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diastēasō | diastēase | diastēasi | diastēasa | diastēasē | diastēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diastēatō | diastēate | diastēati | diastēata1×διέστη | diastēatē | diastēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diastēanō | diastēane | diastēani | diastēana | diastēanē | diastēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diastēavō | diastēave | diastēavi | diastēava | diastēavē | diastēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diastēalō | diastēale | diastēali | diastēala | diastēalē | diastēalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diastēameiō | diastēameia | diastēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diastēaseiō | diastēaseia | diastēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diastēateiō | diastēateia | diastēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diastēaneiō | diastēaneia | diastēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diastēaveiō | diastēaveia | diastēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diastēaleiō | diastēaleia | diastēaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diastēasōr | diastēasar | diastēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diastēatōr | diastēatar | diastēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diastēavōr | diastēavar | diastēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diastēalōr | diastēalar | diastēalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diastēamoiō | diastēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diastēasoiō | diastēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diastēatoiō | diastēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diastēanoiō | diastēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diastēavoiō | diastēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diastēaloiō | diastēaloia |
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 | diastēarō | diastēari | diastēara | diastēarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diastēarōntos | diastēarintos | diastēarantos2× | diastēarēntos |
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
diastē 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
diastēata“parted”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 24:51“parted”… geneta en te eulogarō auton autoin diastēata apo autoiu kai anaferote eis ton …While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
diastēarantau“passed”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine1×
Luke 22:59“passed”kai diastēarantau hōsei hōrau henau allosos tinos diischurizote …About an hour later, another man insisted …
diastēarantois“farther”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 27:28… bolizarantois heuriskala orguiain eikosi, brachuem de diastēarantois kai palin bolizarantois heuriskala orguiain dekapente;… twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings …