Strong's Lexicon
G1019 — βραδύνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1019 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βραδύνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1021 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | braduno |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | brad-oo'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. to delay |
| KJV Renderings: | be slack, tarry |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βραδύνω; (βραδύς); to delay, be slow;
1. rarely transitive, to render slow, retard: τήν σωτηρίαν, the Sept. Isa 46:13; passive ὁδός, Sophocles El. 1501 (cf. O. C. 1628). Mostly
2. intransitive, "to be long, to tarry, loiter (so from Aeschylus down): 1Ti 3:15; unusually, with the genitive of the thing which one delays to effect, 2Pe 3:9 τῆς ἐπαγγελίας (A. V. is not slack concerning his promise) i. e. to fulfil his promise; cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 30, 6 b. (Sir 32:22 (Sir. 35:22.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βραδύνω (be slack)
1 Timothy 3:15
- KJV: But if I tarry long that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God which is the church of the living God the pillar and ground of the truth
- GK: εαν δε βραδύνω ίνα ειδής πως δει εν οίκω θεού αναστρέφεσθαι ήτις εστίν εκκλησία θεού ζώντος στύλος και εδραίωμα της αληθείας
2 Peter 3:9
- KJV: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance
- GK: ου βραδύνει ο κύριος της επαγγελίας ως τινες βραδυτήτα ηγούνται αλλά μακροθυμεί εις ημάς μη βουλόμενός τινας απολέσθαι αλλά πάντας εις μετάνοιαν χωρήσαι