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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5551. χρονοτριβέω (chronotribeó) -- To spend time, to delay, to waste time</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5551.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/23-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5551.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5551</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5550.htm" title="5550">◄</a> 5551. chronotribeó <a href="../greek/5552.htm" title="5552">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chronotribeó: To spend time, to delay, to waste time</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χρονοτριβέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chronotribeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khro-no-tree-BEH-oh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khron-ot-rib-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To spend time, to delay, to waste time<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I waste time, spend time, delay.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From χρόνος (chronos, meaning "time") and τριβή (tribe, meaning "to spend" or "to waste")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "chronotribeó," the concept of time and its management is present in the Old Testament. For example, the Hebrew word עֵת (eth, Strong's H6256) refers to time or season, often in the context of appointed times or opportunities.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "chronotribeó" is used to describe the act of spending or wasting time, often with a connotation of unnecessary delay or procrastination. In the context of the New Testament, it can imply a lack of urgency or a failure to act promptly when action is required.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, time was often viewed as a valuable resource, much like in modern times. The concept of wasting time would have been understood as failing to use one's time effectively or wisely. In a biblical context, this idea is often contrasted with the urgency of the gospel message and the need for immediate action in response to God's call.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5550.htm">chronos</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/5147.htm">tribos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to spend time<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>spend time (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5551: χρονοτριβέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χρονοτριβέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χρονοτριβω</span>: 1 aorist infinitive <span class="greek2">χρονοτριβῆσαι</span>; (<span class="greek2">χρώς</span> and <span class="greek2">τρίβῳ</span>); <span class="accented">to wear away time, spend time</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-16.htm">Acts 20:16</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, rhet. 3, 3, 3 (p. 1406a, 37); <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Heliod</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Eustathius</span>, Byzantine writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>spend time. <p>From a presumed compound of <a href="/greek/5550.htm">chronos</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/5147.htm">tribos</a>; to be a time-wearer, i.e. To procrastinate (linger) -- spend time. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5550.htm">chronos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5147.htm">tribos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χρονοτριβησαι χρονοτριβήσαι χρονοτριβῆσαι χρυσαυγούντα chronotribesai chronotribêsai chronotribēsai chronotribē̂sai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γένηται αὐτῷ <b>χρονοτριβῆσαι</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that he would <span class="itali">not have to spend time</span> in Asia;<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> would not <span class="itali">spend the time</span> in Asia:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> might happen to him <span class="itali">to spend time</span> in<p><b><a href="/greek/5551.htm">Strong's Greek 5551</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5551.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chronotribe_sai_5551.htm">χρονοτριβῆσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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