What does διατρίβω (diatríbō) mean in the Bible?
διατρίβω (diatríbō) is a Greek word meaning "to remain".
Greek · G1304
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1304?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include we stayed (2), [and] spent some time [there] (1), [Paul and Barnabas] spent (1), He spent some time (1), remained (1).
Where does διατρίβω (diatríbō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 3:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (8), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It we stayed 2× Acts 16:12, Acts 20:6
[and] spent some time [there] 1× Acts 12:19
[Paul and Barnabas] spent 1× Acts 14:3
He spent some time 1× John 3:22
remained 1× Acts 15:35
spending 1× Acts 25:6
they spent 1× Acts 14:28
they were staying 1× Acts 25:14
Show sample aligned rows
John 3:22 διέτριβεν to He spent some time Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 12:19 διέτριβεν to [and] spent some time [there] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 14:3 διέτριψαν to [Paul and Barnabas] spent Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 14:28 διέτριβον to they spent Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 15:35 διέτριβον to remained Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 16:12 διατρίβοντες to we stayed Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 20:6 διετρίψαμεν to we stayed Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 25:6 Διατρίψας to spending Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 25:14 διέτριβον to they were staying Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row John 3:22
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
John 1 Acts 8
Source forms
διέτριβον 3x dietribon Acts 14:28, Acts 15:35, Acts 25:14
διέτριβεν 2x dietriben John 3:22, Acts 12:19
διατρίβοντες 1x diatribontes Acts 16:12
Διατρίψας 1x Diatripsas Acts 25:6
διετρίψαμεν 1x dietripsamen Acts 20:6
διέτριψαν 1x dietripsan Acts 14:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 3x Acts 14:28, Acts 15:35, Acts 25:14
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x John 3:22, Acts 12:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 20:6
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 14:3
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 25:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 16:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to remain
Source Gloss
to remain
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 3:22 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβε dietriben
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse John 11:54 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβε dietriben
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 12:19 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβεν. dietriben
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 14:3 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
διέτριψαν dietriyan
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 14:28 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβον dietribon
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 15:35 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβον dietribon
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 16:12 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
διατρίβοντες diatribontev
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 20:6 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
διετρίψαμεν dietriyamen
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 25:6 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
Διατρίψας diatriyav
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verse Acts 25:14 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
διέτριβον dietribon
I tarry, continue, stay
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Word Origins
διατρίβω is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain