διατρίβω G1304
To stay, remain, or spend time in a place; to sojourn or tarry.
In classical Greek this verb originally meant 'to rub hard' or 'wear away,' but by the Hellenistic period it had shifted entirely to 'spend time' or 'stay in a place.' Every NT occurrence appears in John or Acts, always describing someone remaining or sojourning somewhere for a period. Jesus stays with his disciples in the Judean countryside (John 3:22), Paul and Barnabas remain at Antioch (Acts 14:28; 15:35), and Herod withdraws to Caesarea (Acts 12:19). The Spanish 'permaneciendo' and French 'séjourner' both highlight the extended, settled quality of the stay.
Senses
1. stay, remain, spend time — To stay, remain, or spend time in a place, typically for an extended period. The classical sense of 'rubbing away' or 'consuming time' has fully evolved into a locational meaning in the NT. All nine occurrences are in John and Acts: Jesus sojourning in Judea (John 3:22), Paul and Barnabas staying at various cities during missionary journeys (Acts 14:3, 14:28, 15:35, 16:12, 20:6, 25:6, 25:14). Spanish 'permaneciendo' ('remaining') and French 'séjourner' ('to sojourn') both emphasize the settled, unhurried character of this staying. 9×
AR["أَقَامَ","لَمَّا-مَكَثَ","ماكِثينَ","مَكَثا","مَكَثَ","مَكَثُوا","مَكَثْنَا"]·ben["আমরা-থাকলাম","কাটাইতেছিল","কাটাইয়া","কাটালেন","থাকছিলাম","থাকতেন","থাকলেন"]·DE["verbringt-Zeit","verweilen"]·EN["Having-stayed","he-was-spending-time","he-was-staying","staying","they-stayed","they-were-staying","we-stayed","were-staying"]·FR["demeurer","séjourner"]·heb["שָׁהִינוּ","שָׁהָה","שָׁהוּ","שׁוֹהִים"]·HI["ठहरते-हुए","रहकर","रहता-था","रहा","रहे"]·ID["Ia-tinggal","Tinggal","kami-tinggal","tinggal"]·IT["dietriben","soggiornare"]·jav["Lereb","Sasampunipun-lenggah","dedalem","kula-sedaya-nglampahi","lenggah","lereb.","tiyang-tiyang-punika-lereb,"]·KO["머물고","머물러-있었다","머물렀다","머물었다","우리가-머물렀다","지내셨다"]·PT["Permaneciam","Tendo-passado","passamos","permanecendo","permaneceram,","permanecia","permaneciam"]·RU["Пребывали","Проведя","пребывал","пребывали","пребывающие","провели","проводили"]·ES["Habiendo-permanecido","pasaba-tiempo","permaneciendo","permanecieron","permanecimos","permaneció","permanecían"]·SW["Akikaa","akakaa.","alikaa","tukikaa","tulikaa","walikaa"]·TR["kalarak","kaldık","kaldılar","kalıp","kalıyordu","kalıyorlardı"]·urd["رہا","رہتے-ہوئے","رہے","وہ-رہے","ٹھہر-کر","ٹھہرا","ٹھہرے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
διατρίβω [ρῑ], 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,…