Dictionary entry

G01224

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

διαβαίνω

Infl. fut. -βήσομαι

Infl. aor2 -έβην

Infl. perf. -βέβηκα

I. "to make a stride, walk or stand with the legs apart", εὖ διαβάς of a man "planting himself firmly" for fighting, Il.

II. c. acc. "to step across, pass over" a ditch or river, id=Il.

2. absol. (θάλασσαν or ποταμόν being omitted), "to cross over", Lat. trajicere, ἐς Ἤλιδα Od.; πλοίῳ διαβῆναι Hdt., etc.