ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗΣ, διατριβης
DIATRIBĒS, diatribēs
Sounds Like: dee-ah-tree-BAYS
Translations: of discourse, of discussion, of study, of philosophy, of a school, of a place of instruction, of a stay, of a sojourn, of a dwelling
From the root: ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a discourse, discussion, or philosophical study. It can also denote a place where such activities occur, like a school or a place of instruction. In a broader sense, it can mean a stay, sojourn, or dwelling, indicating a period of time spent in a particular place or activity. It is used to describe intellectual engagement or a period of residence.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 7:17
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 4:119
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 17:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΑΙ — discourse, discussion, study, way of life, occupation, a discourse, a discussion, a study, a way of life, an occupation
- ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΑΙΣ — (to) discussions, (to) discourses, (to) studies, (to) pursuits, (to) ways of life, (to) practices, (to) delays, (to) sojourns
- ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗ — discourse, discussion, study, way of life, dwelling place, abode, habitation, delay, passing of time, a discourse, a discussion, a study, a way of life, a dwelling place, an abode, a habitation, a delay, a passing of time
- ΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗΝ — stay, a stay, dwelling, a dwelling, discourse, a discourse, study, a study, occupation, an occupation, discussion, a discussion
- ΤΗΝΔΙΑΤΡΙΒΗΝ — the stay, the dwelling, the delay, the occupation, the discussion, the study
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