Diaginomai marks time or a stated period as having elapsed before a subsequent event.

The attested participial forms mark a period of time as elapsed before a following event: days before an arrival, time before a dangerous voyage, and the Sabbath before the women bought spices.

1. A period elapsing before what follows · dominant

   All three occurrences use an aorist middle participle in a temporal setting. In Acts 25:13 the APB renders "After some days had passed" before Agrippa and Bernice arrive; in Acts 27:9 it renders "Much time having passed" before Paul urges those on the voyage; and in Mark 16:1 it renders "when the Sabbath had passed" before the women buy spices.

   Acts 25:13Acts 27:9Mark 16:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the participle with "had passed" or "having passed" in each verse. These phrases confirm the temporal setting rather than isolate an exact English equivalent.