διαβαίνω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰ- (dia-, “in different directions, apart, asunder; dia-”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to walk, step”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.bǎi̯.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.aˈbɛ.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈβɛ.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈve.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.aˈve.no/
Verb
δῐᾰβαίνω • (diabaínō)
- (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.
- tosónde d᾽ autoû bêma diabebēkótos ho prōktós estin autókhrēm᾽ en Kháosin, tṑ kheîr᾽ en Aitōloîs, ho noûs d᾽ en Klōpidôn.
- 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.
- τοσόνδε δ᾽ αὐτοῦ βῆμα διαβεβηκότος ὁ πρωκτός ἐστιν αὐτόχρημ᾽ ἐν Χάοσιν, τὼ χεῖρ᾽ ἐν Αἰτωλοῖς, ὁ νοῦς δ᾽ ἐν Κλωπιδῶν.
- (transitive) to step across, pass over
- (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· […]
- […]; emè dè khreṑ gínetai autês Ḗlid᾽ es eurúkhoron diabḗmenai, éntha moi híppoi dṓdeka thḗleiai, hupò d᾽ hēmíonoi talaergoì admêtes; […]
- […] 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.
- […]· ἐμὲ δὲ χρεὼ γίνεται αὐτῆς Ἤλιδ᾽ ἐς εὐρύχορον διαβήμεναι, ἔνθα μοι ἵπποι δώδεκα θήλειαι, ὑπὸ δ᾽ ἡμίονοι ταλαεργοὶ ἀδμῆτες· […]
- to bestride
- to decide
- to come home to, to affect
Inflection
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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
- δῐᾰβήτης (diabḗtēs)
- δῐᾰ́βᾰθρον (diábathron)
- δῐᾰβᾰ́θρᾰ (diabáthra)
- δῐᾰ́βᾰσῐς (diábasis)
- δῐᾰβᾰτέος (diabatéos)
- δῐᾰβᾰτήρῐᾰ (diabatḗria)
- δῐᾰβᾰ́της (diabátēs)
- δῐᾰβᾰτός (diabatós)
Related terms
- δῐᾰβᾰσείω (diabaseíō)
- δῐᾰβᾰ́σκω (diabáskō)
- δῐᾰβᾰτῐκός (diabatikós)
- δῐᾰβῐβᾰ́ζω (diabibázō)
References
- “διαβαίνω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō) < δια- (dia-) + βαίνω (vaíno).
Verb
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
- (traverse): διασχίζω (diaschízo)
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