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διοδεύω

To travel through

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διοδεύω G1353
Pronunciation diodeúō

What does διοδεύω (diodeúō) mean in the Bible?

διοδεύω (diodeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to travel through". δι-οδεύω, [in LXX chiefly for עבר ;] __1.

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Meaning

to travel through
Extended definition
1to travel through: with accusative, Act.17:1
2to travel along (Bar.4:2, 1Ma.12:32-33): Luk.8:1.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Imperfect Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Imperfect Active Luke 8:1 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 17:1 1×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
background 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 1 imperfect 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:1 διώδευεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:1 Διοδεύσαντες aorist 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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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