διατριβή

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A wearing away, esp. of Time, way or manner of spending, χρόνου τε διατριβὰς . . ἐφηῦρε . . πεσσοὺς κύβους τε pastimes, S. Fr.479.2: hence, abs.,    1 pastime, amusement, Ar.Pl.923, Alex. 219.4, etc.; ἐν συνουσίᾳ τινὶ καὶ δ. D.21.71; γέλωτα καὶ δ. παρέχειν τινί Aeschin.1.175, cf. Plu.Tim.11; τοῦ συμποσίου δ. Alex.185; παρέσχε τοῖς κωμικοῖς δ. materiem jocandi, Plu.Per.4, cf. Jul.Or.2.52b; place of amusement, Men.481.10, Bato 2.4.    2 serious occupation, study, etc., τοὺς ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ καὶ τῇ τοιᾷδε δ. τεθραμμένους Pl.Tht. 172c; διατριβὰς ποιεῖσθαι περί τι Lys.16.11, cf. Is.11.37; πρός τι Aeschin.2.38; ἐπί τινι Ar.Ra.1498; ἡ δ. τὰ πολλὰ ἐν λόγοις Pl.Ly. 204a.    b discourse, τὰς ἐμὰς δ. καὶ τοὺς λόγους Id.Ap.37d, cf. Grg. 484e, Isoc.12.19, etc.; αἱ πολιτικαὶ δ. D.H.10.15.    c short ethical treatise or lecture, δ. βραχέος διανοήματος ἠθικοῦ ἔκτασις Hermog. Meth.5, cf. Suid.: title of works by Zeno, Cleanthes, etc.    d school of philosophy, Ath.5.211d, al., Luc.Alex.5; Μωυσοῦ καὶ Χριστοῦ Gal. 8.579; Ἐπικούρου δ. Numen. ap. Eus.PE14.5; also, a place of teaching, school, ἡ ἐν τῷ κήπῳ δ. Epicur.Fr.217, cf. Phld.Acad.Ind.p.39 M., Luc.Nigr.25, Ath.8.350b.    3 way of life, passing of time, δ. ἐν ἀγορᾷ Ar.Nu.1055; δ. νέων ἐν δικαστηρίοις And.4.32; ἡ ἐν Σικελίᾳ δ. stay there, Pl.Ep.337e; ποιεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ τὴν δ., ἐν τῇ γῇ, Arist. HA487a20, Resp.474b26; διατριβὰς μετ' ἀλλήλων διατρίβειν Aeschin. 1.147.    4 place of resort, haunt, τὰς ἐν Λυκείῳ δ. Pl.Euthphr.2a; ᾖα ἐπὶ τὰς συνήθεις δ. Id.Chrm.153a.    II in bad sense, waste of time, loss of time, delay, with or without χρόνου, E.Ph.751, etc.; δ. ποιεῖσθαι Isoc.4.164: pl., δ. καὶ μελλήσεις Th.5.82; χρόνου δ. ἐμποιεῖν, παρέχειν, Id.3.38, X.Oec.8.13, etc.; ἐμβαλεῖν Plu.Nic.20; διατριβὴν ποτῷ ποιεῖν prolong a carouse, Alex.226.4.    III Rhet., occasion for dwelling on a subject, Arist.Rh.1418a27 (pl.).    IV continuance, permanence, Id.Mete.374a12.    V sens. obsc., = συνουσία, Procop. Arc.2.