Lexical Definition
διατρίβω diatríbō (dee-at-ree'-bo) to remain G:V
from διά and the base of τρίβος
abide, be, continue, tarry.
- to wear through (time), i.e. remain
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| διετρίψαμεν | we stayed | Acts.20.6 |
| διατρίψει | shall spend time | LXX.Lev.14.8 |
| διατρίψασ | Having spent | Acts.25.6 |
| διατρίβοντεσ | staying | Acts.16.12 |
| διατρίβετε | you spend your time | LXX.Jer.35.7 |
| διέτριψαν | they stayed | Acts.14.3 |
| διέτριβον | They were remaining | Acts.14.28 |
| they were staying | Acts.25.14 | |
| were staying | Acts.15.35 | |
| διέτριβεν | He was staying | John.3.22 • Acts.12.19 |
Abbott-Smith
δια-τρίβω [in LXX Le 14:8 (ישׁב), Je 42 (35):7* (גּוּר), To 11:8, 12, Jth 10:2, II Mac 14:23 * ;]
to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time: Ac 14:3, 28 16:12 20:6 25:6, 14. Intransitively with ellipse of object (Bl., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay: Jo 3:22 11:54 15:35, Ac 12:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Leviticus | 14:8 |
| Jeremiah | 35:7* |
| John | 3:22 · 11:54 · 15:35 |
| Acts | 12:19 · 14:3 · 14:28 · 16:12 · 20:6 · 25:6 · 25:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
διατρίβω [ρῑ],
perfect -τέτρῐφα[Refs 2nd c.BC+] —passive, aorist 2 διετρίβην [ῐ] (see. below):—rub hard, χερσὶ διατρίψας [Refs 8th c.BC+]: more frequently, wear away, consume, πάντα διατρίβουσιν Ἁχαιοί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἰς αἰτίας ἀλόγους δ. τὸ θεῖον to fritter away Providence into unreasoning causes, [Refs 1st c.AD+] — passive, κάκιστα διατριβῆναι perish utterly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II spend, of Time, θερείην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, ἐνιαυτὸς διετρίβη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 absolutely (without χρόνον), waste time, οὐ μὴ διατρίψεις..; make no more delay, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ἐν γυμνασίοις pass all one's time there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτοῦ, ἔνδον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]go on talking, [Refs]: hence, busy, employ oneself, ἐν ζητήσει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς φιλοσοφίᾳ (probable reading for -ίαν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, δ. μελετῶσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.b absolutely, lose time, delay, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; διατέτρῐφα I have let the time slip by.., [Refs]participle, καθ᾽ ἕκαστα λέγων δ. to waste time in speaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 reside, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III put off by delay, thwart, hinder, μή τι διατρίβειν ἐμὸν χόλον [διατρίβω μητρὸς γάμον 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.341; τἄριστον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 503:">Refs 8th c.BC+] with double accusative person et _of things_, ὄφρα κεν ἥ γε διατρίβῃσιν Ἀχαιοὺς ὃν γάμον put them off in the matter of her wedding, [Refs 8th c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, μὴ δηθὰ διατρίβωμεν ὁδοῖο let us not lose time on the way, [Refs]:—middle, μή τι διατριβώμεθα πείρης [Refs 3rd c.BC+]