ἘΚΤΡΙΒΕΙΝ, ἐκτριβειν
EKTRIBEIN, ektribein
Sounds Like: ek-TRI-bain
Translations: to rub out, to destroy, to wear out, to efface, to obliterate
From the root: ἘΚΤΡΙΒΩ
Part of Speech: Infinitive Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐκ (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb τρίβω (tribō), meaning 'to rub' or 'to wear out'. Therefore, it literally means 'to rub out' or 'to wear out completely'. It is used to describe the action of completely removing something by rubbing, or to signify destruction, obliteration, or wearing something down until it is gone. It can be used in contexts ranging from physical erasure to the complete destruction of something.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1634 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 2:5
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 10 — 1:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΚΤΡΙΒΩ.
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- ἘΞΕΤΡΙΨΑΝ — they wiped out, they destroyed, they blotted out, they annihilated
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