This verb originally described physically stepping over boundaries—walls, rivers, thresholds. By extension it came to mean transgressing moral or social limits. In 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Paul uses it in his instruction about sexual purity and fair dealing in business or marriage matters, warning believers not to cross lines that would wrong a fellow believer. The translations consistently capture both the boundary-crossing aspect (Spanish 'sobrepasar,' German 'überschreiten') and its moral application.