διατρίβωdiatríbō
to wear through (time), i.e. remain
Greek (New Testament) · G1304
Meanings
to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time: Acts 14:3, Acts 14:28, Acts 16:12, Acts 20:6, Acts 25:6, Acts 25:14. Intransitively with ellipse of object (Bl., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay: John 3:22, John 11:54, John 15:35, Acts 12:19.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- John 3:22 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.
- Acts 12:19 Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.
- Acts 14:3 But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.
- Acts 14:28 And they stayed there with the believers for a long time.
- Acts 15:35 Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there.
- Acts 16:12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.