Strong G1304διατρίβω

to remain

Transliteration
diatribō
Pronunciation
dee-at-ree'-bo
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G1223 and the base of G5147; to wear through (time) that is remain: - abide be continue tarry.

Detailed definition

δια-τρίβω
[in LXX Lev.14:8 (יָשַׁב), Jer.35:7 (גּוּר), Tob.11:8, 12, Jdth.10:2, 2Ma.14:23 *;]
to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time: Act.14:3, 28 16:12 20:6 25:6, 14. Intransitively with ellipse of object (El., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay: Jhn.3:22 11:54, Act.15:35, Act.12:19.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1304 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • abide3
  • continue2
  • tarry2
  • abode2
  • and1
  • be1

First verses

  1. John 3:22
    After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
  2. John 11:54
    Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
  3. Acts 12:19
    And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.
  4. Acts 14:3
    Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
  5. Acts 14:28
    And there they abode long time with the disciples.
  6. Acts 15:35
    Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
  7. Acts 16:12
    And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
  8. Acts 20:6
    And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
  9. Acts 25:6
    And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
  10. Acts 25:14
    And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
διατρίβω [ρῑ],
perfect -τέτρῐφα[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.57.3:)] —passive, aorist 2 διετρίβην [ῐ] (see. below):—rub hard, χερσὶ διατρίψας [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.847)]: more frequently, wear away, consume, πάντα διατρίβουσιν Ἁχαιοί [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.265; χρήματα 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 921; τὰ τῶν Πελοποννησίων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.87)]; εἰς αἰτίας ἀλόγους δ. τὸ θεῖον to fritter away Providence into unreasoning causes, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Nicias” 23:)] — passive, κάκιστα διατριβῆναι perish utterly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.120 (variant{ἐκ-}),compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.78.)]
II spend, of Time, θερείην [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.189; frequently χρόνον δ. 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.11; παρά τινι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, etc.; δ. τινὰς ἡμέρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 6.5.49; ἓξ ἔτη 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.141 (later with _genitive_, ἐτῶν οὐκ ὀλίγων ἐν Ῥώμῃ δ. 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 3.10.2))]:— passive, ἐνιαυτὸς διετρίβη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.125.)]
II.2 absolutely (without χρόνον), waste time, οὐ μὴ διατρίψεις..; make no more delay, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 462)]; δ. ἐν γυμνασίοις pass all one's time there, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Nu.” 1002; ἐν ἄστει 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.14; ἐν ἀγρῷ 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 71.6)]; αὐτοῦ, ἔνδον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 311a; δ. μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων)]go on talking, [Refs ([prev. author] “Phd.” 59d, etc.)]: hence, busy, employ oneself, ἐν ζητήσει [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ap.” 29c; ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ [prev. author] “Tht.” 173c; ἐπί τινι [prev. author] “Euthd.” 305a, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.19, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 2.16; ἀμφί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 2.1; περί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 90c, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.4; πρὸς ἱππικῇ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Parmenides” 126c; πρὸς τοῖς ἔργοις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1309a8)]; πρὸς φιλοσοφίᾳ (probable reading for -ίαν) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 540b)]: with participle, δ. μελετῶσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.12.)]
II.2.b absolutely, lose time, delay, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.150, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τῶν ἐν κεφαλη—ͅ τρωμάτων” 19, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 515, etc.; λέγε καὶ μὴ διάτριβε 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 472b)]; διατέτρῐφα I have let the time slip by.., [Refs ([prev. author] “Tht.” 143a: with)]participle, καθ᾽ ἕκαστα λέγων δ. to waste time in speaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.35, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 1.9.)]
II.3 reside, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PHal. 1.182 (3rd c.BC), “PStrassb.” 22.6 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
III put off by delay, thwart, hinder, μή τι διατρίβειν ἐμὸν χόλον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.42; οὔ τι διατρίβω μητρὸς γάμον 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.341; τἄριστον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 503:)] 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+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.204:)] with genitive _of things_, μὴ δηθὰ διατρίβωμεν ὁδοῖο let us not lose time on the way, [Refs ([prev. work] 404)]:—middle, μή τι διατριβώμεθα πείρης [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 2.883.)]