dierchomai · pass through

What it means

dierchomai (διέρχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pass through”.

Go through, travel through.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
2. To go from place to place, or for news to spread.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• passing ×11
• pass ×4
• passed through ×3
• Let us go across ×2
• come ×2
• go ×2
• going through ×2
• it passes ×2
• they went through ×2
• went about ×2
• others ×9

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×10
• John×2
• Acts×20
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Matthew 12:43

  When the unclean spirit goes out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

• Mark 4:35

  And he says to them on that day, when evening had come, “Let us go across to the other side.”

• Mark 10:25

  It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

• Luke 2:15

  And it happened, when the angels went away from them into heaven, that the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go then over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

• Luke 2:35

  —and a sword will pierce your own soul too —so that the thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

• Luke 4:30

  But he, passing through the midst of them, went on his way.

• Luke 5:15

  But the word about him was spreading even more, and great crowds were gathering to hear and to be healed of their illnesses.

• Luke 8:22

  Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail.

• Luke 9:6

  And going out, they went through the villages proclaiming the good news and curing people everywhere.

• Luke 11:24

  When the unclean spirit goes out of the person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’

• Luke 17:11

  And it happened, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

• Luke 19:1

  And he entered and was passing through Jericho.

• Luke 19:4

  And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.

• John 4:4

  And he had to pass through Samaria.

• John 4:15

  The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty nor have to come here to draw water.”

• Acts 8:4

  So those who had been scattered went about announcing the good news of the word.

• Acts 8:40

  But Philip was found at Ashdod, and passing through he was announcing the good news in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

• Acts 9:32

  Now it happened that Peter, going through all parts, came down also to the saints who lived in Lod.

• Acts 9:38

  And since Lod was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay to come to us.”

• Acts 10:38

  Jesus from Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.

• Acts 11:19

  So those who had been scattered because of the affliction that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except only Jews.

• Acts 12:10

  And passing a first guard and a second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and going out they went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

• Acts 13:6

  And going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus,

• Acts 13:14

  But they went on from Perga and arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day they sat down.

• Acts 14:24

  And passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

• Acts 15:3

  So they, being sent on their way by the assembly, were passing through both Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail of the turning of the nations, and they were bringing great joy to all the brothers.

• Acts 15:41

  And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

• Acts 16:6

  And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.

• Acts 17:23

  For as I was passing through and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which had been inscribed, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.

• Acts 18:23

  And after spending some time there, he departed, going through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

• Acts 18:27

  And when he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

• Acts 19:1

  And it happened while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, having passed through the inland regions, came to Ephesus and found some disciples.

• Acts 19:21

  And when these things were completed, Paul resolved in the spirit to go to Jerusalem after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must see Rome also.”

• Acts 20:2

  And when he had gone through those regions and encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece.

• Acts 20:25

  And now look, I know that you all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom, will no longer see my face.

• Romans 5:12

  Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and through sin death, and so death spread to all people, because all sinned—

• 1 Corinthians 10:1

  For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

• 1 Corinthians 16:5

  And I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia, for I am passing through Macedonia;

• 2 Corinthians 1:16

  and to pass through you into Macedonia, and to come back from Macedonia to you and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.

• Hebrews 4:14

  Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold on to the confession.

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