Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G1304

διατρίβω

diatribo · /di-at-rib'-o/ — “tarry”

rub hard; wear away, consume; to fritter away; perish; spend; waste time; make; delay; pass all one's time; go on talking; busy, employ oneself; lose time, delay; have let the time slip by; to waste time; reside; put off…

Full entry

rub hard; wear away, consume; to fritter away; perish; spend; waste time; make; delay; pass all one's time; go on talking; busy, employ oneself; lose time, delay; have let the time slip by; to waste time; reside; put off by delay, thwart, hinder; put; off; let us; lose time

Derivation: from dia (through) and tribō (rub, wear)