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χρονοτριβέω

Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χρονοτριβέω
Greek transliteration: 
chronotribeō
Simplified transliteration: 
chronotribeo
Principal Parts: 
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5551
GK Number: 
5990
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to spend time
Definition: 
to spend time, waste time, linger, delay,, Acts 20:16*

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Acts 20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend (chronotribēsai | χρονοτριβῆσαι | aor act inf ) time in Asia, for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost.