What does διάγω (diágō) mean in the Bible?
διάγω (diágō) is a Greek word meaning "to pass time or life".
Greek · G1236
διάγω
To pass time or life
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διάγω G1236
Pronunciation diágō
What does διάγω (diágō) mean in the Bible?
διάγω (diágō) is a Greek word meaning "to pass time or life".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1236?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include living (1), we may lead (1).
Where does διάγω (diágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 2:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Titus (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 living 1× Titus 3:3
we may lead 1× 1 Timothy 2:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Timothy 2:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Timothy 1 Titus 1
Source forms
διάγοντες 1x diagontes Titus 3:3
διάγωμεν 1x diagōmen 1 Timothy 2:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Titus 3:3
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 2:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to pass time or life
Source Gloss
to pass time or life
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 2:2 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
διάγωμεν diagwmen
I spend time, pass time, live
Read verse Titus 3:3 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διάγοντες, diagontev
I spend time, pass time, live
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 participle 1
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
διάγω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain