What does διαπεράω (diaperáō) mean in the Bible?
διαπεράω (diaperáō) is a Greek word meaning "to cross entirely".
Greek · G1276
διαπεράω
To cross entirely
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διαπεράω G1276
Pronunciation diaperáō
What does διαπεράω (diaperáō) mean in the Bible?
διαπεράω (diaperáō) is a Greek word meaning "to cross entirely".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1276?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they had crossed over (2), can [anyone] cross (1), crossed over (1), crossing over (1), had again crossed (1).
Where does διαπεράω (diaperáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2), Acts (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 they had crossed over 2× Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
can [anyone] cross 1× Luke 16:26
crossed over 1× Matthew 9:1
crossing over 1× Acts 21:2
had again crossed 1× Mark 5:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:1 διεπέρασεν to crossed over Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 14:34 διαπεράσαντες to they had crossed over Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 5:21 διαπεράσαντος to had again crossed Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Mark 6:53 διαπεράσαντες to they had crossed over Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 16:26 διαπερῶσιν to can [anyone] cross Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 21:2 διαπερῶν to crossing over Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:1
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
διαπεράσαντες 2x diaperasantes Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
διαπεράσαντος 1x diaperasantos Mark 5:21
διαπερῶν 1x diaperōn Acts 21:2
διαπερῶσιν 1x diaperōsin Luke 16:26
διεπέρασεν 1x dieperasen Matthew 9:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Matthew 14:34, Mark 6:53
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 9:1
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Mark 5:21
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 21:2
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 16:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cross entirely
Strong's G1276
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to cross entirely
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:1 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
διεπέρασε dieperasen
I cross over
Read verse Matthew 14:34 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διαπεράσαντες diaperasantev
I cross over
Read verse Mark 5:21 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
διαπεράσαντος diaperasantov
I cross over
Read verse Mark 6:53 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διαπεράσαντες diaperasantev
I cross over
Read verse Luke 16:26 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
διαπερῶσιν. diaperwsin
I cross over
Read verse Acts 21:2 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
διαπερῶν diaperwn
I cross over
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Aorist Active Matt 14:34 · Mark 6:53 · Mark 5:21 3×
Present Active Acts 21:2 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Matt 9:1 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Luke 16:26 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 2
Voice
active 6
Mood
participle 4 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:1 διεπέρασεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:34 διαπεράσαντες aorist active participle participle Mark 5:21 διαπεράσαντος aorist active participle participle Mark 6:53 διαπεράσαντες aorist active participle participle Luke 16:26 διαπερῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 21:2 διαπερῶν present active participle participle
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
διαπεράω 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