διατρίβω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “rub”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.trǐː.bɔː/ → /ði.aˈtri.βo/ → /ði.aˈtri.vo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.trǐː.bɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.aˈtri.bo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈtri.βo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈtri.vo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.aˈtri.vo/

Verb

διατρῑ́βω • (diatrī́bō)

1. to rub hard; to wear away, fritter away, consume
2. to spend time
3. to be busy
4. to waste time, delay
5. to hinder

Inflection

   Present: δῐᾰτρῑ́βω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰτρῑ́βω	δῐᾰτρῑ́βεις	δῐᾰτρῑ́βει	δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον	δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον	δῐᾰτρῑ́βομεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́βετε	δῐᾰτρῑ́βουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐᾰτρῑ́βω	δῐᾰτρῑ́βῃς	δῐᾰτρῑ́βῃ	δῐᾰτρῑ́βητον	δῐᾰτρῑ́βητον	δῐᾰτρῑ́βωμεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́βητε	δῐᾰτρῑ́βωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιμῐ	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοις	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοι	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιτον	δῐᾰτρῑβοίτην	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιμεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιτε	δῐᾰτρῑ́βοιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́τρῑβε	δῐᾰτρῑβέτω	δῐᾰτρῑ́βετον	δῐᾰτρῑβέτων		δῐᾰτρῑ́βετε	δῐᾰτρῑβόντων
		active
infinitive		δῐᾰτρῑ́βειν
participle	m	δῐᾰτρῑ́βων
	f	δῐᾰτρῑ́βουσᾰ
	n	δῐᾰτρῖβον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω, δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεις	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψει	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψετε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιμῐ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοις	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοι	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτον	δῐᾰτρῑψοίτην	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιμεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιεν
middle	indicative	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψομαι	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ, δῐᾰτρῑ́ψει	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεται	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθον	δῐᾰτρῑψόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψονται
	optative	δῐᾰτρῑψοίμην	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιο	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιτο	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοισθον	δῐᾰτρῑψοίσθην	δῐᾰτρῑψοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοισθε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειν			δῐᾰτρῑ́ψεσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψων			δῐᾰτρῑψόμενος
	f	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψουσᾰ			δῐᾰτρῑψομένη
	n	δῐᾰτρῖψον			δῐᾰτρῑψόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐέτρῑψᾰ, δῐετρῑψᾰ́μην, διετρῐ́βην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέτρῑψᾰ	δῐέτρῑψᾰς	δῐέτρῑψε(ν)	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτον	δῐετρῑψᾰ́την	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰμεν	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτε	δῐέτρῑψᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψω	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃς	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωμεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψητε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιμῐ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειᾰς, δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαις	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειε(ν), δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαι	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτον	δῐᾰτρῑψαίτην	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιμεν	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψειᾰν, δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́τρῑψον	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́τω	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰτον	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́των		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰτε	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	δῐετρῑψᾰ́μην	δῐετρῑ́ψω	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰτο	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰσθον	δῐετρῑψᾰ́σθην	δῐετρῑψᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰσθε	δῐετρῑ́ψᾰντο
	subjunctive	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωμαι	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψῃ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψηται	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθον	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθον	δῐᾰτρῑψώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψησθε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψωνται
	optative	δῐᾰτρῑψαίμην	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιο	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιτο	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαισθον	δῐᾰτρῑψαίσθην	δῐᾰτρῑψαίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαισθε	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψαιντο
	imperative		δῐᾰ́τρῑψαι	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθω	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθον	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθων		δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθε	δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	διετρῐ́βην	διετρῐ́βης	διετρῐ́βη	διετρῐ́βητον	διετρῐβήτην	διετρῐ́βημεν	διετρῐ́βητε	διετρῐ́βησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰτρῐβῶ	δῐᾰτρῐβῇς	δῐᾰτρῐβῇ	δῐᾰτρῐβῆτον	δῐᾰτρῐβῆτον	δῐᾰτρῐβῶμεν	δῐᾰτρῐβῆτε	δῐᾰτρῐβῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰτρῐβείην	δῐᾰτρῐβείης	δῐᾰτρῐβείη	δῐᾰτρῐβεῖτον, δῐᾰτρῐβείητον	δῐᾰτρῐβείτην, δῐᾰτρῐβειήτην	δῐᾰτρῐβεῖμεν, δῐᾰτρῐβείημεν	δῐᾰτρῐβεῖτε, δῐᾰτρῐβείητε	δῐᾰτρῐβεῖεν, δῐᾰτρῐβείησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰτρῐ́βηθῐ	δῐᾰτρῐβήτω	δῐᾰτρῐ́βητον	δῐᾰτρῐβήτων		δῐᾰτρῐ́βητε	δῐᾰτρῐβέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐᾰτρῖψαι			δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾰσθαι		δῐᾰτρῐβῆναι
participle	m	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾱς			δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́μενος		δῐᾰτρῐβείς
	f	δῐᾰτρῑ́ψᾱσᾰ			δῐᾰτρῑψᾰμένη		δῐᾰτρῐβεῖσᾰ
	n	δῐᾰτρῖψᾰν			δῐᾰτρῑψᾰ́μενον		δῐᾰτρῐβέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰ	δῐᾰτέτρῐφᾰς	δῐᾰτέτρῐφε(ν)	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτον	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτον	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰμεν	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾰτε	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φω	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φῃς	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φῃ	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητον	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητον	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φωμεν	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φητε	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιμῐ, δῐᾰτετρῐφοίην	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοις, δῐᾰτετρῐφοίης	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοι, δῐᾰτετρῐφοίη	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιτον	δῐᾰτετρῐφοίτην	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιμεν	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιτε	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φοιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰτέτρῐφε	δῐᾰτετρῐφέτω	δῐᾰτετρῐ́φετον	δῐᾰτετρῐφέτων		δῐᾰτετρῐ́φετε	δῐᾰτετρῐφόντων
		active
infinitive		δῐᾰτετρῐφέναι
participle	m	δῐᾰτετρῐφώς
	f	δῐᾰτετρῐφυῖᾰ
	n	δῐᾰτετρῐφός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• δῐᾰτρῐβή (diatribḗ)

Further reading

• “διατρίβω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “διατρίβω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “διατρίβω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διατρίβω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G1304 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible