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διατρίβω

To remain

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διατρίβω G1304

Pronunciation diatríbō

What does διατρίβω (diatríbō) mean in the Bible?

διατρίβω (diatríbō) is a Greek word meaning "to remain". δια-τρίβω [in LXX Lev.

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Meaning

to remain

Extended definition

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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 background 5 participle 1

Tense

imperfect 5 aorist 3

Voice

active 8

Mood

indicative 7 participle 1

NT Occurrences

John 3:22 διέτριβεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 12:19 διέτριβεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 14:28 διέτριβον imperfect active indicative background Acts 14:3 διέτριψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 15:35 διέτριβον imperfect active indicative background Acts 20:6 διετρίψαμεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:14 διέτριβον imperfect active indicative background Acts 25:6 Διατρίψας aorist active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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