diistemi describes an interval or short stretch passing, and in one scene a person parting from others.

The attested uses most often concern an interval or short stretch having passed: an hour in Luke and a little distance between soundings in Acts. In another scene, it marks parting from those present.

1. An interval or stretch passing · dominant

   In Acts 27:28, the aorist active participle occurs between two soundings; the APB renders the intervening action as “after passing a little.” In Luke 22:59, the aorist active participle accompanies the statement that “about one hour had passed” before another person spoke.

   Acts 27:28Luke 22:59
2. Parting from those present · occasional

   In Luke 24:51, the third-person aorist active indicative stands in the scene of blessing and departure; the APB renders the clause “he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.”

   Luke 24:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the participial occurrences with “passing” and “had passed,” while Luke 24:51 uses “parted from them.” These renderings confirm the scenes rather than supply a precise word-for-word equivalent.