δια-τρίβω
[in LXX Le 14:8 (ישׁב), Je 42 (35):7 (גּוּר), To 11:8, 12, Jth 10:2, II Mac 14:23 *;]
to rub hard, rub away, consume; δ. χρόνον, ἡμέρας, to spend time: Ac 14:3, 2816:1220:625:6, 14. Intransitively with ellipse of object (Bl., § 81, 1), to spend time, stay: Jo 3:2211:5415:35, Ac 12:19.†