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διατρίβω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διατρίβω
Greek transliteration: 
diatribō
Simplified transliteration: 
diatribo
Principal Parts: 
(διέτριβον), -, διέτριψα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1304
GK Number: 
1417
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
9
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1b(1)
Gloss: 
to stay, remain, spend some time
Definition: 
pr. to rub, wear away by friction; met. to pass or spend time, to remain, stay, tarry, continue, Jn. 3:22; 11:54; Acts 12:19; 14:3, 28

Greek-English Concordance for διατρίβω

John 3:22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he (dietriben | διέτριβεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (dietriben | διέτριβεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) there with them for a time (dietriben | διέτριβεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) and was baptizing.
Acts 12:19 And after Herod searched for him and could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he (dietriben | διέτριβεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed (dietriben | διέτριβεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) there.
Acts 14:3 So they (dietripsan | διέτριψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) stayed (dietripsan | διέτριψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) there (dietripsan | διέτριψαν | aor act ind 3 pl) for a considerable time, speaking out boldly about the Lord, who witnessed to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.
Acts 14:28 And they spent (dietribon | διέτριβον | imperf act ind 3 pl) no little time there with the disciples.
Acts 15:35 But Paul and Barnabas continued (dietribon | διέτριβον | imperf act ind 3 pl) on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We remained (diatribontes | διατρίβοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in that city for several days.
Acts 20:6 We sailed away after the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi and joined the others in Troas five days later, where we stayed (dietripsamen | διετρίψαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) for seven days.
Acts 25:6 After he stayed (diatripsas | διατρίψας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he took his seat on the judge’s bench and ordered Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:14 Since they (dietribon | διέτριβον | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (dietribon | διέτριβον | imperf act ind 3 pl) staying (dietribon | διέτριβον | imperf act ind 3 pl) there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left by Felix, a prisoner.