Strong's Greek · G1304

διατρίβω

diatríbō

abide, be, continue, tarry

Definition

to wear through (time), i.e. remain

Derivation

from G1223 (διά) and the base of G5147 (τρίβος);

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Acts 14:28

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Acts 20:6

And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

John 3:22

After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

Acts 25:14

Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.

Acts 14:3

So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

Acts 12:19

After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

Acts 16:12

From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

Acts 15:35

But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

Acts 25:6

After 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 Paul be brought in.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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