Diaperao describes making passage from one side or place to another, especially by boat, or being unable to do so across a fixed divide.

The attested use describes passage from one side or location to another: several clauses place it in boat travel and arrival at the far side, while Luke 16:26 applies the same movement to a crossing prevented by a fixed chasm.

1. Passage to the other side or place · dominant

   In Matthew 9:1, Mark 5:21, Matthew 14:34, and Mark 6:53, the aorist forms occur in clauses where travel by boat is followed by arrival at a city, the other side, or Gennesaret; the APB renders these clauses with “crossed” or “crossed over.” Acts 21:2 has a present participle describing a boat going toward Phoenicia, and Luke 16:26 uses a present subjunctive in the statement that people wishing to pass across the chasm cannot do so; the APB renders both contexts with “crossing” or “cross.”

   Acts 21:2Luke 16:26Mark 5:21Mark 6:53Matthew 14:34Matthew 9:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the movement with “crossed,” “crossed over,” and “crossing.” In Luke 16:26 it states that the desired crossing cannot occur; these are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions.