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GreekG1304Verb

διατρίβω

diatribō

9Occurrences
G1304Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to wear through (time), i.e. remain

from G1223 (διά) and the base of G5147 (τρίβος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time
14.Intransitively with ellipse of object (El., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay
LXX: (יָשַׁב), (גּוּר), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

διατρίβω appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
8
John
1

Key Passages

Acts 12:19BSB

After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

Acts 14:3BSB

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

Acts 14:28BSB

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Acts 15:35BSB

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

Acts 16:12BSB

From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.