What does διαβαίνω (diabaínō) mean in the Bible?
διαβαίνω (diabaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to cross".
Greek · G1224
διαβαίνω
To cross
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διαβαίνωG1224
Pronunciationdiabaínō
What does διαβαίνω (diabaínō) mean in the Bible?
διαβαίνω (diabaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to cross".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1224?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the people] passed through (1), Come over (1), cross (1).
Where does διαβαίνω (diabaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[the people] passed through1×Hebrews 11:29
Come over1×Acts 16:9
cross1×Luke 16:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 16:26
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Luke1Acts1Hebrews1
Source forms
Διαβὰς1xDiabasActs 16:9
διαβῆναι1xdiabēnaiLuke 16:26
διέβησαν1xdiebēsanHebrews 11:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xHebrews 11:29
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xLuke 16:26
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 16:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cross
Strong'sG1224
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to cross
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:26Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
διαβῆναιdiabhnai
I cross, pass through
Read verseActs 16:9Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
Διαβὰςdiabav
I cross, pass through
Read verseHebrews 11:29Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
διέβησανdiebhsan
I cross, pass through
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms3TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 16:261×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 16:91×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:291×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3
Voice
active3
Mood
participle1indicative1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαβαίνω is built from these roots:
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