διατρίβω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰ- (dĭă-, “through”) + τρῑ́βω (trī́bō, “rub”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.a.trǐː.bɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /di.aˈtri.bo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈtri.βo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ði.aˈtri.vo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ði.aˈtri.vo/
Verb
δῐᾰτρῑ́βω • (dĭătrī́bō)
- to rub hard; to wear away, fritter away, consume
- to spend time
- to be busy
- to waste time, delay
- to hinder
Inflection
Present: δῐᾰτρῑ́βω
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Derived terms
- δῐᾰτρῐβή (dĭătrĭbḗ)
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