τρίβος [ῐ], ἡ,
but ὁ in E. Or. 1251, 1258, El. 103, Plu. Arat. 22: (τρίβω): -
worn or beaten track, ἐν τρίβῳ μάλιστα οἰκημένοι in the path (of the war), Hdt. 8.140. β’ (so ἐν τ. τοῦ πολέμου κείμενος D.H. 6.34, 11.54); τ. ἁμαξήρης E. Or. 1251; λεπτὴν τ. ἐξανύσαντες Theoc. 25.156; ἡ τ. τῆς ἀτραποῦ the track of the path, D.S. 17.49; διασχισθέντες [τῆς ὁδοῦ] τρίβῳ τινί by following a track, X. Cyr. 4.5.13.
2. metaph., path, h.Merc. 448; ποίην τις βιότοιο τάμοι τρίβον; AP 9.359 (Posidipp.); βιότου τ. ὁδεύειν Anacreont. 38.2; ποίην τις πρὸς ἔρωτας ἴοι τρίβον; AP 5.301.1 (Agath.); τῆς αἰτίας ἴχνος καὶ τ. track, Plu. 2.68o f: pl., τρίβοι ἐρώτων A. Supp. 1042 (lyr.).
II rubbing, attrition, Id. Ag. 391 (lyr.); τ. κρηπῖδος the rubbing of a shoe, Aret. SD 2.12.
2. socket, friction-joint, ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ βραχίονος.. τρίβον ἑωυτῇ πεποιημένη Hp. Art. 7, cf. 55; τὸ ἔθος τρίβον ποιεῖ Id. Mochl. 41; area of friction or pressure of a bandage, Id. Off. 8.
3. delay, A. Ag. 197 (lyr.).
III bodily exercise, Nic. Al. 592 (pl.).
G5147 — τρίβος
τρίβου, ἡ (τρίβῳ to rub), a worn way, a path: [Mat 3:3]; [Mar 1:3]; [Luk 3:4], from [Isa 40:3]. (Homer hymn. Merc. 448; Herodotus, Euripides, Xenophon, others; the Sept. for נְתִיבָה, אֹרַח, מְסִלָּה, דֶּרֶך, etc.)
τρίβος , - ου , - ἡ
( < τρίβω ),
[in LXX for H4546, H5410, etc.;]
a beaten track, a path: [Mat 3:3], [Mar 1:3], [Luk 3:4] ( LXX ). †