Word study · Greek
paradiatribḗ
constant friction
Say it: par-ad-ee-at-ree-BAY (approximate)
παραδιατριβή
What it means
Constant friction, wearing quarrel (para "alongside" plus diatribē "a wearing away"). In 6:5. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- FrictionConstant rubbing.
- WranglingProlonged arguing.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"Constant friction" (6:5). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3859 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources