To remain
διατρίβωStrong’s G1304diatribō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diatribō is the Greek word usually translated “was staying”, “stayed” and “were remaining”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was staying”, “stayed” and “were remaining”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he was staying 2
- they stayed 1
- they were remaining 1
- were staying 1
- staying 1
- we stayed 1
- having spent 1
- they were staying 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 8
- John 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 12:19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
- Acts 14:3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
- Acts 14:28And there they abode long time with the disciples.
- Acts 15:35Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
- Acts 16:12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
- Acts 20:6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
Greek dictionary
διατρίβω diatribō · to remain
δια-τρίβω [in LXX Lev.14:8 (יָשַׁב), Jer.35:7 (גּוּר), Tob.11:8, 12, Jdth.10:2, 2Ma.14:23 * ;] 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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “remain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REMA'IN, verb intransitive
[Latin remaneo; re and maneo, Gr.]
- To continue; to rest or abide in a place for a time indefinite.“Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown” Genesis 38:11
- To be left after others have withdrawn; to rest or abide in the same place when others remove, or are lost, destroyed or taken away.“Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark” Genesis 7:23
- To be left after a part or others have past.
- To continue unchanged, or in a particular state.
All definitions and other forms of “remain”
- Not to be lost; not to escape; not to be forgotten.
- To be left, out of a greater number or quantity.“That which remaineth over, lay up for you to be kept till the morning” Exodus 16:23
- To be left as not included or comprised.
- To continue in the same state.
REMA'IN, verb transitive
To await; to be left to; as, the easier conquest now remains thee. [This is elliptical for remains to thee. remain is not properly a transitive verb.]
REMA'IN, noun
That which is left; a corpse; also, abode. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.