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διατρίβω

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Definition

δια-τρίβω

[in LXX Leviticus 14:8 (יָשַׁב), Jeremiah 35:7 (גּוּר), Tob.11.8, 12, Jdt.10.2, 2Ma.14.23 * ;]

to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time: Acts 14:3, 28; 16:12; 20:6; 25:6, 14. Intransitively with ellipse of object (El., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay: John 3:22; 11:54, Acts 15:35, Acts 12:19.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διατρίβω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. John 3:22διέτριβεν · He spent some time
    After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
  2. Acts 12:19διέτριβεν · [and] spent some time [there]
    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.
  3. Acts 14:3διέτριψαν · [Paul and Barnabas] spent
    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.
  4. Acts 14:28διέτριβον · they spent
    And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
  5. Acts 15:35διέτριβον · remained
    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
  6. Acts 16:12διατρίβοντες · we stayed
    From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
  7. Acts 20:6διετρίψαμεν · we stayed
    And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
  8. Acts 25:6Διατρίψας · spending
    After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
  9. Acts 25:14διέτριβον · they were staying
    Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.