Related to:
διατρῐβή, ἡ,
wearing away, especially of Time,
way or
manner of spending, χρόνου τε διατριβὰς. ἐφηῦρε. πεσσοὺς κύβους τε
pastimes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
1)
pastime, amusement, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
materiem jocandi, [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
place of amusement, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2)
serious occupation, study, etc, τοὺς ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ καὶ τῇ τοιᾷδε δ. τεθραμμένους [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.b)
discourse, τὰς ἐμὰς δ. καὶ τοὺς λόγους [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.c)
short ethical treatise or
lecture, δ. βραχέος διανοήματος ἠθικοῦ ἔκτασις [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2.d)
school of philosophy, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also,
a place of teaching, school, ἡ ἐν τῷ κήπῳ δ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
way of life, passing of time, δ. ἐν ἀγορᾷ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐν Σικελίᾳ δ.
stay there, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ τὴν δ, ἐν τῇ γῇ, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
4)
place of resort, haunt, τὰς ἐν Λυκείῳ δ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) in bad sense,
waste of time, loss of time, delay, with or without χρόνου, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρόνου δ. ἐμποιεῖν, παρέχειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; διατριβὴν ποτῷ ποιεῖν
prolong a carouse, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III) Rhet,
occasion for dwelling on a subject, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
IV)
continuance, permanence, [
Refs]
V) obscene meaning, ={συνουσία}, [
Refs 6th c.AD+]