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Greek verb · G1330

διέρχομαι

dierchomaidee-er'-khom-ahee

to go through, pass through; to go about

43 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: diérchomai

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1330is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 9 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 18
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G1330

to traverse (literally)

The King James renders it: come, depart, go (about, abroad, everywhere, over, through, throughout), pass (by, over, through, throughout), pierce through, travel, walk through.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

dierchomai is rendered "to go through, pass through; to go about". It stands 43 times in the Greek text, across nine books.

  • Twenty-one of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to go through, pass through".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
  • The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.

The first use

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

Matthew 12:43διέρχεται

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-one of the word's forty-three uses are in Acts.

The other 18 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: to go through, pass through, and to go about.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to go through, pass through__(a) of thingsTagged as
  • having passed through8
  • passing through3
  • to pass3
  • He was passing through2
  • it passes2
  • let us pass over2
  • passed2
  • to pass through2

and 16 more, 40 uses in all

WhereMatthew 19:24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich…
to go aboutLuk.9:6, Act.20:25; of a report, to spread, go abroad (Thuc.), Luk.5:15 (AS)Tagged as
  • I have gone about1
  • they were passing1
  • Was spread abroad1
WhereLuke 5:15But the news about Jesus spread all the more…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

διερμηνεύωdiermeneuoto interpretUses6
διερωτάωdierotaoto ascertainUses1
διερμηνευτήςdiermeneutesinterpreterUses1

All 43, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

18 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • διελθεῖν6
  • διῆλθον5
  • διελθόντες4
  • διήρχετο4
  • διέλθωμεν3
  • διελθὼν3
  • διερχόμενος3
  • διέρχεσθαι2
  • διέρχεται2
  • διῆλθεν2
  • διήρχοντο2
  • διελεύσεται1

and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)6V-2AAN
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural4V-2AAI-3P
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural4V-2AAP-NPM
  • verb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-INI-3S
  • verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-2AAP-NSM
  • verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person plural3V-2AAS-1P
  • verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3V-PNP-NSM
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-2AAI-3S
  • verb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-INI-3P
  • verb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PNI-3S
  • verb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PNN
  • verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-2AAI-1S

Matthew

two uses
  • When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

    Matthew 12:43

    • διέρχεταιdierchetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it passes
  • Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

    Matthew 19:24

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to go through

Mark

two uses
  • When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

    Mark 4:35

    • διέλθωμενdielthomenverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: let us pass over
  • It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

    Mark 10:25

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to pass

Luke

ten uses
  • When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

    Luke 2:15

    • διέλθωμενdielthomenverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: Let us go through
  • so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

    Luke 2:35

    • διελεύσεταιdieleusetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will go through
  • But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

    Luke 4:30

    • διελθὼνdielthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having passed
  • But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

    Luke 5:15

    • Διήρχετοdierchetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Was spread abroad
  • One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

    Luke 8:22

    • διέλθωμενdielthomenverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: Let us pass over
  • So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.

    Luke 9:6

    • διήρχοντοdierchontoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were passing
  • When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

    Luke 11:24

    • διέρχεταιdierchetaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it passes
  • While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

    Luke 17:11

    • διήρχετοdierchetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was passing
  • Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

    Luke 19:1

    • διήρχετοdierchetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was passing through
  • So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

    Luke 19:4

    • διέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to pass

John

two uses
  • Now He had to pass through Samaria.

    John 4:4

    • διέρχεσθαιdierchesthaiverb · present middle or passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to pass
  • The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”

    John 4:15

    • διέρχωμαιdierchomaiverb · present middle or passive form, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may come

Acts

twenty-one uses
  • Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

    Acts 8:4

    • διῆλθονdielthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they went about
  • But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

    Acts 8:40

    • διερχόμενοςdierchomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: passing through
  • As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

    Acts 9:32

    • διερχόμενονdierchomenonverb · present middle or passive form, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: passing
  • Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

    Acts 9:38

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: coming
  • how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

    Acts 10:38

    • διῆλθενdielthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: went about
  • Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

    Acts 11:19

    • διῆλθονdielthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: passed through
  • When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

    Acts 11:22

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to go
  • They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

    Acts 12:10

    • διελθόντεςdielthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having passed through
  • They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

    Acts 13:6

    • Διελθόντεςdielthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having passed through
  • And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

    Acts 13:14

    • διελθόντεςdielthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having passed through
  • After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

    Acts 14:24

    • διελθόντεςdielthontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having passed through
  • Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

    Acts 15:3

    • διήρχοντοdierchontoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were passing through
  • And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

    Acts 15:41

    • διήρχετοdierchetoverb · imperfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was passing through
  • After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

    Acts 16:6

    • διῆλθονdielthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they passed through
  • For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

    Acts 17:23

    • διερχόμενοςdierchomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Passing through
  • After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

    Acts 18:23

    • διερχόμενοςdierchomenosverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: passing through
  • When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

    Acts 18:27

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to pass through
  • While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

    Acts 19:1

    • διελθόνταdielthontaverb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having passed through
  • After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”

    Acts 19:21

    • διελθὼνdielthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having passed through
  • After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

    Acts 20:2

    • Διελθὼνdielthonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having passed through
  • Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

    Acts 20:25

    • διῆλθονdielthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have gone about

Romans

one use
  • Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

    Romans 5:12

    • διῆλθενdielthenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: passed

1 Corinthians

three uses
  • I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

    1 Corinthians 10:1

    • διῆλθονdielthonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: passed
  • After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.

    1 Corinthians 16:5

    • διέλθωdielthoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: I may have gone through
    • διέρχομαιdierchomaiverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am going through

2 Corinthians

one use
  • I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.

    2 Corinthians 1:16

    • διελθεῖνdieltheinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to pass through

Hebrews

one use
  • Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

    Hebrews 4:14

    • διεληλυθόταdieleluthotaverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having passed through

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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