Strong's Lexicon
diatribó: To spend time, to stay, to remain
Original Word:διατρίβω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:diatribó
Pronunciation:dee-at-ree'-bo
Phonetic Spelling:(dee-at-ree'-bo)
Definition:To spend time, to stay, to remain
Meaning:I tarry, continue, stay in a place.
Word Origin:From the Greek words διά (dia, meaning "through" or "by") and τρίβω (tribo, meaning "to rub" or "to wear away").
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for διατρίβω, the concept of dwelling or remaining can be related to Hebrew words like יָשַׁב (yashab, Strong's H3427), meaning "to sit, dwell, or remain."
Usage:The verb διατρίβω primarily means to spend or pass time, often in the context of staying or remaining in a particular place. It conveys the idea of lingering or residing somewhere for a period. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of spending time in a location, often for the purpose of teaching, fellowship, or ministry.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, travel and hospitality were significant aspects of daily life. Teachers, philosophers, and itinerant preachers would often travel from city to city, spending time with local communities to share their teachings. The concept of διατρίβω reflects this cultural practice of staying in a place to engage with the community, build relationships, and impart knowledge or spiritual guidance.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
dia and the same as
tribosDefinitionto rub hard, rub away, to spend time
NASB Translationspending (1), spending time (2), spent (3), stayed (2), staying (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1304: διατρίβωδιατρίβω; imperfect
διέτριβον; 1 aorist
διετριψα;
to rub between, rub hard, (properly,
Homer, Iliad 11, 847, others);
to wear away, consume;
χρόνον or
ἡμέρας,
to spend, pass time:
Acts 14:3, 28;
Acts 16:12;
Acts 20:6;
Acts 25:6, 14 (
Leviticus 14:8;
Aristophanes,
Xenophon,
Plato, others); simply
to stay, tarry, (cf.
Buttmann, 145 (127);
Winer's Grammar, 593 (552)):
John 3:22;
John 11:54 (
WHTr text
ἔμεινεν);
Acts 12:19;
Acts 14:18 (Lachmann edition min.);
; (Judith 10:2; 2 Macc. 14:23, and often in secular authors fromHomer, Iliad 19, 150 down).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abide, be, continue, tarry.Fromdia and the base oftribos; to wear through (time), i.e. Remain -- abide, be, continue, tarry.
see GREEKdia
see GREEKtribos
Forms and Transliterations
διατρίβετε διατριβοντες διατρίβοντες Διατριψας Διατρίψας διατρίψει διέτριβε διετριβεν διέτριβεν διετριβον διέτριβον διετριψαμεν διετρίψαμεν διετριψαν διέτριψαν diatribontes diatríbontes Diatripsas Diatrípsas dietriben diétriben dietribon diétribon dietripsamen dietrípsamen dietripsan diétripsanLinks
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