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διέρχομαι

To traverse (literally)

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διέρχομαι G1330
Pronunciation diérchomai

What does διέρχομαι (diérchomai) mean in the Bible?

διέρχομαι (diérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to traverse (literally)". δι-έρχομαι [in LXX for אֵבֶר, הָלַךְ, בּוֹא, etc.

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Meaning

to traverse (literally)
Extended definition

Means to pass through a barrier or space completely, often with theological significance of penetration or traversal.

1to go through, pass through;
aof things: Mat.19:24, Mrk.10:25, Luk.2:35, al.;
bof persons: Luk.19:4; with accusative loc., Luk.19:1, Heb.4:14, Act.12:10; before διά, with genitive loc., Mat.12:43, 1Co.10:1; before εἰς, Mrk.4:35; ἕως, Luk.2:15.
2to go about: Luk.9:6, Act.20:25; of a report, to spread, go abroad (Thuc.), Luk.5:15
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Future Perfect
Voices
Active Middle
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Aorist Active Mark 10:25 · Acts 9:38 · Acts 18:27 · 2 Cor 1:16
Present Middle Luke 19:4 · John 4:4
Indicative states a fact or reality 17×
Aorist Active Acts 8:4 · Acts 11:19 · Acts 16:6 · 1 Cor 10:1 · Acts 10:38 · Rom 5:12 · Acts 20:25
Imperfect Middle Luke 5:15 · Luke 17:11 · Luke 19:1 · Acts 15:41 · Luke 9:6 · Acts 15:3
Present Middle Matt 12:43 · Luke 11:24 · 1 Cor 16:5
Future Middle Luke 2:35
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 13×
Aorist Active Acts 12:10 · Acts 13:6 · Acts 13:14 · Acts 14:24 · Luke 4:30 · Acts 19:21 · Acts 20:2 · Acts 19:1
Present Middle Acts 8:40 · Acts 17:23 · Acts 18:23 · Acts 9:32
Perfect Active Heb 4:14
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose
Aorist Active Mark 4:35 · Luke 2:15 · Luke 8:22 · 1 Cor 16:5
Present Middle John 4:15
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 7 ongoing 3 prospective 1 background 6 subjunctive 5 infinitive 6 participle 13
Tense
aorist 23 present 10 imperfect 6 perfect 1 future 1
Voice
active 24 middle 17
Mood
indicative 17 participle 13 infinitive 6 subjunctive 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:43 διέρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Mark 4:35 Διέλθωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 10:25 διελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 2:15 Διέλθωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 2:35 διελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 4:30 διελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 5:15 διήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 8:22 Διέλθωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 9:6 διήρχοντο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 11:24 διέρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 17:11 διήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 19:1 διήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 19:4 διέρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive John 4:15 διέρχωμαι present middle subjunctive subjunctive John 4:4 διέρχεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Acts 8:4 διῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 8:40 διερχόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 9:32 διερχόμενον present middle participle participle Acts 9:38 διελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 10:38 διῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:19 διῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 12:10 διελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 13:14 διελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 13:6 διελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 14:24 διελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 15:3 διήρχοντο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 15:41 διήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 16:6 Διῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 17:23 διερχόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 18:23 διερχόμενος present middle participle participle Acts 18:27 διελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 19:1 διελθόντα aorist active participle participle Acts 19:21 διελθὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 20:2 διελθὼν aorist active participle participle Acts 20:25 διῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Romans 5:12 διῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:1 διῆλθον aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 16:5 διέλθω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 16:5 διέρχομαι present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:16 διελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive +1 more 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)

Biblical Occurrences

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