verb
diatribamō
Strong’sG1304
I tarry, continue, stay
stem diatrib-9 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-τρίβω
[in LXX Le 14:8 (ישׁב), Je 42 (35):7 (גּוּר), To 11:8, 12, Jth 10:2, II Mac 14:23 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1304 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect -τέτρῐφαRefs 2nd c.BC+ —passive, aorist 2 διετρίβην [ῐ] (see. below):—rub hard, χερσὶ διατρίψας Refs 8th c.BC+: more frequently, wear away, consume, πάντα διατρίβουσιν Ἁχαιοί Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰς αἰτίας ἀλόγους δ. τὸ θεῖον to fritter away Providence into unreasoning causes, Refs 1st c.AD+ — passive, κάκιστα διατριβῆναι perish utterly, Refs 5th c.BC+
II spend, of Time, θερείην Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, ἐνιαυτὸς διετρίβη Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 absolutely (without χρόνον), waste time, οὐ μὴ διατρίψεις..; make no more delay, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. ἐν γυμνασίοις pass all one's time there, Refs 5th c.BC+; αὐτοῦ, ἔνδον, Refs 5th c.BC+go on talking, Refs: hence, busy, employ oneself, ἐν ζητήσει Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς φιλοσοφίᾳ (probable reading for -ίαν) Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, δ. μελετῶσαι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2.b absolutely, lose time, delay, Refs 8th c.BC+; διατέτρῐφα I have let the time slip by.., Refsparticiple, καθ᾽ ἕκαστα λέγων δ. to waste time in speaking, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 reside, Refs 3rd c.BC+
III put off by delay, thwart, hinder, μή τι διατρίβειν ἐμὸν χόλον Refs 8th c.BC+ 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+ with genitive _of things_, μὴ δηθὰ διατρίβωμεν ὁδοῖο let us not lose time on the way, Refs:—middle, μή τι διατριβώμεθα πείρης Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diatribateδιέτριβεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | stayed | 2× |
| diatribaleδιέτριβον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | stayed | 3× |
| diatribanaδιετρίψαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | stayed | 1× |
| diatribalaδιέτριψαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | stayed | 1× |
| diatribarōntoisδιατρίβοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | staying | 1× |
| diatribarantosΔιατρίψας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | stayed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 7 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatribamō | diatribame | diatribami | diatribama | diatribamē | diatribamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diatribasō | diatribase | diatribasi | diatribasa | diatribasē | diatribaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatribatō | diatribate2×διέτριβεν | diatribati | diatribata | diatribatē | diatribatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diatribanō | diatribane | diatribani | diatribana1×διετρίψαμεν | diatribanē | diatribanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatribavō | diatribave | diatribavi | diatribava | diatribavē | diatribavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diatribalō | diatribale3×διέτριβον | diatribali | diatribala1×διέτριψαν | diatribalē | diatribalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatribameiō | diatribameia | diatribameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diatribaseiō | diatribaseia | diatribaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatribateiō | diatribateia | diatribateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diatribaneiō | diatribaneia | diatribaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatribaveiō | diatribaveia | diatribaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diatribaleiō | diatribaleia | diatribaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diatribasōr | diatribasar | diatribasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatribatōr | diatribatar | diatribatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatribavōr | diatribavar | diatribavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diatribalōr | diatribalar | diatribalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diatribamoiō | diatribamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diatribasoiō | diatribasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diatribatoiō | diatribatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diatribanoiō | diatribanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diatribavoiō | diatribavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diatribaloiō | diatribaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diatribarō | diatribari | diatribara | diatribarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diatribarōntos1× | diatribarintos | diatribarantos1×Διατρίψας | diatribarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diatrib is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
diatribate“stayed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
John 3:22“spent time”… eis tan Ioudaian gēan, kai ekei diatribate meta autoiu kai baptizate.… disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
Acts 12:19“stayed”… katercharantos apo tau Ioudaiau eis Kaisareian diatribate.… Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent …
diatribale“stayed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Acts 14:28“stayed”diatribale de chronon ouk oligon sun toi …And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
Acts 15:35Paulos de kai Barnabos diatribale en Antiocheia didaskarōntois kai euangelizorōntois meta …But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others …
Acts 25:14hōs de polloterain hēmerain diatribale ekei, tos Fēstos to basilevo anatitheta …Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s …
diatribana“stayed”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 20:6… tan Trōadan achri hēmeraiu pente, hou diatribana hēmerain hepta.… rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
diatribala“stayed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 14:3“stayed”hikanon men oun chronon diatribala parrēsiazorōntois epi to kurio to marturarōnto …So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed …
diatribarōntois“staying”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 16:12“staying”… ane de en houta ta pola diatribarōntois hēmerain tinain.… of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
diatribarantos“stayed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 25:6“stayed”Diatribarantos de en autoi hēmerain ouk polloterain …… 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 …