διαπερῶν

diaperáō

sailing over

To go across, pass through to the other side, or traverse entirely from one side to another. In various contexts, it means to cross over a body of water or a region, to travel from one boundary or side to another, or to penetrate through an intervening space. The verb emphasizes the act of completing a passage from an initial point to a definite, opposite endpoint.

G1276

Acts 21:2 · Word #4

Lexicon G1276

Lemmaδιαπεράω
Transliterationdiaperáō
Strong'sG1276
DefinitionTo go across, pass through to the other side, or traverse entirely from one side to another. In various contexts, it means to cross over a body of water or a region, to travel from one boundary or side to another, or to penetrate through an intervening space. The verb emphasizes the act of completing a passage from an initial point to a definite, opposite endpoint.

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasesailing over
Literalsailing-across

Lexical Info

Lemmaδιαπεράω
Strong'sG1276

SIBI-P1 Translation G1276-03

crossing over

Morphological NotesVerb, present active participle, accusative neuter singular (Gr,V,PPA,ANS); denotes an ongoing act functioning adjectivally or substantivally in accusative neuter singular form.
Rendering RationaleThe present active participle denotes an ongoing act of traversing from one side to another. "Crossing over" preserves the root idea of completing passage across a boundary while reflecting the active, continuous sense of the participle.

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