διαβαίνω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐᾰ- (dia-, “in different directions, apart, asunder; dia-”) +‎ βαίνω (baínō, “to walk, step”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰβαίνω • (diabaínō)

  1. (intransitive) to stride, walk or stand with legs apart
    • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 77:
      τοσόνδε δ᾽ αὐτοῦ βῆμα διαβεβηκότος ὁ πρωκτός ἐστιν αὐτόχρημ᾽ ἐν Χάοσιν, τὼ χεῖρ᾽ ἐν Αἰτωλοῖς, ὁ νοῦς δ᾽ ἐν Κλωπιδῶν.
      And what a stride! He has one leg on Pylos and the other in the Assembly; his arse gapes exactly over the land of the Chaonians, his hands are with the Aetolians and his mind with the Clopidians.
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Anacharsis 32:
       , ὑμῶν οὕτω μεγάλα διαβαινόντων ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς.
  2. (transitive) to step across, pass over
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.49:
       · ὣς Ἕκτωρ ἀν᾽ ὅμιλον ἰὼν ἐλλίσσεθ᾽ ἑταίρους τάφρον ἐποτρύνων διαβαινέμεν·
      So Hector ranged to and fro, while urging his men to cross the trench.
    1. (absolute) to cross over
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.634:
         · ἐμὲ δὲ χρεὼ γίνεται αὐτῆς Ἤλιδ᾽ ἐς εὐρύχορον διαβήμεναι, ἔνθα μοι ἵπποι δώδεκα θήλειαι, ὑπὸ δ᾽ ἡμίονοι ταλαεργοὶ ἀδμῆτες·
        I need her to cross to the wide plains of Elis, where I have twelve brood mares, and sturdy mules that are not yet weaned or broken.
      • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.62:
        σημαίνων δὲ ταῦτα τῷ λόγῳ διέβαινε ἐς Εὐρυβιάδην, λέγων μᾶλλον ἐπεστραμμένα.
        sēmaínōn dè taûta tôi lógōi diébaine es Eurubiádēn, légōn mâllon epestramména.
        Next he turned his argument to Eurybiades, saying more vehemently than before,
    2. to bestride
    3. to decide
    4. to come home to, to affect

Inflection

   Present: δῐᾰβαίνω, δῐᾰβαίνομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰβαίνω δῐᾰβαίνεις δῐᾰβαίνει δῐᾰβαίνετον δῐᾰβαίνετον δῐᾰβαίνομεν δῐᾰβαίνετε δῐᾰβαίνουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive δῐᾰβαίνω δῐᾰβαίνῃς δῐᾰβαίνῃ δῐᾰβαίνητον δῐᾰβαίνητον δῐᾰβαίνωμεν δῐᾰβαίνητε δῐᾰβαίνωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰβαίνοιμῐ δῐᾰβαίνοις δῐᾰβαίνοι δῐᾰβαίνοιτον δῐᾰβαινοίτην δῐᾰβαίνοιμεν δῐᾰβαίνοιτε δῐᾰβαίνοιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́βαινε δῐᾰβαινέτω δῐᾰβαίνετον δῐᾰβαινέτων   δῐᾰβαίνετε δῐᾰβαινόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐᾰβαίνομαι δῐᾰβαίνῃ,
δῐᾰβαίνει 		δῐᾰβαίνεται δῐᾰβαίνεσθον δῐᾰβαίνεσθον δῐᾰβαινόμεθᾰ δῐᾰβαίνεσθε δῐᾰβαίνονται
subjunctive δῐᾰβαίνωμαι δῐᾰβαίνῃ δῐᾰβαίνηται δῐᾰβαίνησθον δῐᾰβαίνησθον δῐᾰβαινώμεθᾰ δῐᾰβαίνησθε δῐᾰβαίνωνται
optative δῐᾰβαινοίμην δῐᾰβαίνοιο δῐᾰβαίνοιτο δῐᾰβαίνοισθον δῐᾰβαινοίσθην δῐᾰβαινοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰβαίνοισθε δῐᾰβαίνοιντο
imperative   δῐᾰβαίνου δῐᾰβαινέσθω δῐᾰβαίνεσθον δῐᾰβαινέσθων   δῐᾰβαίνεσθε δῐᾰβαινέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive δῐᾰβαίνειν δῐᾰβαίνεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰβαίνων δῐᾰβαινόμενος
f δῐᾰβαίνουσᾰ δῐᾰβαινομένη
n δῐᾰβαῖνον δῐᾰβαινόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: δῐέβαινον, δῐεβαινόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέβαινον δῐέβαινες δῐέβαινε(ν) δῐεβαίνετον δῐεβαινέτην δῐεβαίνομεν δῐεβαίνετε δῐέβαινον
middle/
passive 		indicative δῐεβαινόμην δῐεβαίνου δῐεβαίνετο δῐεβαίνεσθον δῐεβαινέσθην δῐεβαινόμεθᾰ δῐεβαίνεσθε δῐεβαίνοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: δῐᾰβήσω, δῐᾰβήσομαι, δῐᾰβᾰθήσομαι (active only causal)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐᾰβήσω δῐᾰβήσεις δῐᾰβήσει δῐᾰβήσετον δῐᾰβήσετον δῐᾰβήσομεν δῐᾰβήσετε δῐᾰβήσουσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰβήσοιμῐ δῐᾰβήσοις δῐᾰβήσοι δῐᾰβήσοιτον δῐᾰβησοίτην δῐᾰβήσοιμεν δῐᾰβήσοιτε δῐᾰβήσοιεν
middle indicative δῐᾰβήσομαι δῐᾰβήσῃ,
δῐᾰβήσει 		δῐᾰβήσεται δῐᾰβήσεσθον δῐᾰβήσεσθον δῐᾰβησόμεθᾰ δῐᾰβήσεσθε δῐᾰβήσονται
optative δῐᾰβησοίμην δῐᾰβήσοιο δῐᾰβήσοιτο δῐᾰβήσοισθον δῐᾰβησοίσθην δῐᾰβησοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰβήσοισθε δῐᾰβήσοιντο
passive indicative δῐᾰβᾰθήσομαι δῐᾰβᾰθήσῃ δῐᾰβᾰθήσεται δῐᾰβᾰθήσεσθον δῐᾰβᾰθήσεσθον δῐᾰβᾰθησόμεθᾰ δῐᾰβᾰθήσεσθε δῐᾰβᾰθήσονται
optative δῐᾰβᾰθησοίμην δῐᾰβᾰθήσοιο δῐᾰβᾰθήσοιτο δῐᾰβᾰθήσοισθον δῐᾰβᾰθησοίσθην δῐᾰβᾰθησοίμεθᾰ δῐᾰβᾰθήσοισθε δῐᾰβᾰθήσοιντο
active middle passive
infinitive δῐᾰβήσειν δῐᾰβήσεσθαι δῐᾰβᾰθήσεσθαι
participle m δῐᾰβήσων δῐᾰβησόμενος δῐᾰβᾰθησόμενος
f δῐᾰβήσουσᾰ δῐᾰβησομένη δῐᾰβᾰθησομένη
n δῐᾰβῆσον δῐᾰβησόμενον δῐᾰβᾰθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐέβαινᾰ, δῐεβαινᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέβαινᾰ δῐέβαινᾰς δῐέβαινε(ν) δῐεβαίνᾰτον δῐεβαινᾰ́την δῐεβαίνᾰμεν δῐεβαίνᾰτε δῐέβαινᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰβαίνω δῐᾰβαίνῃς δῐᾰβαίνῃ δῐᾰβαίνητον δῐᾰβαίνητον δῐᾰβαίνωμεν δῐᾰβαίνητε δῐᾰβαίνωσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰβαίναιμῐ δῐᾰβαίνειᾰς,
δῐᾰβαίναις 		δῐᾰβαίνειε(ν),
δῐᾰβαίναι 		δῐᾰβαίναιτον δῐᾰβαιναίτην δῐᾰβαίναιμεν δῐᾰβαίναιτε δῐᾰβαίνειᾰν,
δῐᾰβαίναιεν
imperative   δῐᾰ́βαινον δῐᾰβαινᾰ́τω δῐᾰβαίνᾰτον δῐᾰβαινᾰ́των   δῐᾰβαίνᾰτε δῐᾰβαινᾰ́ντων
middle indicative δῐεβαινᾰ́μην δῐεβαίνω δῐεβαίνᾰτο δῐεβαίνᾰσθον δῐεβαινᾰ́σθην δῐεβαινᾰ́μεθᾰ δῐεβαίνᾰσθε δῐεβαίνᾰντο
subjunctive δῐᾰβαίνωμαι δῐᾰβαίνῃ δῐᾰβαίνηται δῐᾰβαίνησθον δῐᾰβαίνησθον δῐᾰβαινώμεθᾰ δῐᾰβαίνησθε δῐᾰβαίνωνται
optative δῐᾰβαιναίμην δῐᾰβαίναιο δῐᾰβαίναιτο δῐᾰβαίναισθον δῐᾰβαιναίσθην δῐᾰβαιναίμεθᾰ δῐᾰβαίναισθε δῐᾰβαίναιντο
imperative   δῐᾰ́βαιναι δῐᾰβαινᾰ́σθω δῐᾰβαίνᾰσθον δῐᾰβαινᾰ́σθων   δῐᾰβαίνᾰσθε δῐᾰβαινᾰ́σθων
active middle
infinitive δῐᾰβαῖναι δῐᾰβαίνᾰσθαι
participle m δῐᾰβαίνᾱς δῐᾰβαινᾰ́μενος
f δῐᾰβαίνᾱσᾰ δῐᾰβαινᾰμένη
n δῐᾰβαῖνᾰν δῐᾰβαινᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: δῐέβην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative δῐέβην δῐέβης δῐέβη δῐέβητον δῐεβήτην δῐέβημεν δῐέβητε δῐέβησᾰν
subjunctive δῐᾰβῶ δῐᾰβῇς δῐᾰβῇ δῐᾰβῆτον δῐᾰβῆτον δῐᾰβῶμεν δῐᾰβῆτε δῐᾰβῶσῐ(ν)
optative δῐᾰβαίην δῐᾰβαίης δῐᾰβαίη δῐᾰβαῖτον,
δῐᾰβαίητον 		δῐᾰβαίτην,
δῐᾰβαιήτην 		δῐᾰβαῖμεν,
δῐᾰβαίημεν 		δῐᾰβαῖτε,
δῐᾰβαίητε 		δῐᾰβαῖεν,
δῐᾰβαίησᾰν
imperative   δῐᾰ́βηθῐ δῐᾰβήτω δῐᾰ́βητον δῐᾰβήτων   δῐᾰ́βητε δῐᾰβᾰ́ντων
active
infinitive δῐᾰβῆναι
participle m δῐᾰβᾱ́ς
f δῐᾰβᾶσᾰ
n δῐᾰβᾰ́ν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō) < δια- (dia-) +‎ βαίνω (vaíno).

Verb

διαβαίνω • (diavaíno) (past διάβηκα, passive —)

  1. to cross, traverse, go through
  2. to pass, roll by (of time)

Conjugation

διαβαίνω   (active forms only)
Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect ➤ Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤ Present ➤ Dependent ➤
1 sg διαβαίνω διαβώ
2 sg διαβαίνεις διαβείς
3 sg διαβαίνει διαβεί
1 pl διαβαίνουμε, [‑ομε] διαβούμε
2 pl διαβαίνετε διαβείτε
3 pl διαβαίνουν(ε) διαβούνε, διαβούν
Past tenses ➤ Imperfect ➤ Simple past ➤
1 sg διάβαινα διάβηκα
2 sg διάβαινες διάβηκες
3 sg διάβαινε διάβηκε
1 pl διαβαίναμε διαβήκαμε
2 pl διαβαίνατε διαβήκατε
3 pl διάβαιναν, διαβαίναν(ε) διάβηκαν, αν(ε)
Future tenses ➤ Continuous ➤ Simple ➤
1 sg θα διαβαίνω ➤ θα διαβώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl θα διαβαίνεις, … θα διαβείς, ...
Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤   έχω, έχεις, ... διαβεί  
Past perfect ➤   είχα, είχες, ... διαβεί  
Future perfect ➤   θα έχω, θα έχεις, ... διαβεί  
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ Imperfective aspect Perfective aspect
2 sg διάβαινε διάβα
2 pl διαβαίνετε διαβείτε
Other forms
Active present participle ➤   διαβαίνοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤   έχοντας διαβεί ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤ —
Nonfinite form ➤   διαβεί
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 • (…) optional or informal.   rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

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