διαβαίνωdiabaínō
to cross
Greek (New Testament) · G1224
Meanings
1. to make a stride.
2. to step across, cross over
(a) transitive: τ. θάλασσαι, Hebrews 11:29
(b) intransitive: followed by εἰς, Acts 16:9; πρός, Luke 16:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 16:26 And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’
- Acts 16:9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
- Hebrews 11:29 It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.