Strong's Lexicon
G3576 — νωθρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3576 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νωθρός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G3541 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | nothros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | no-thros' |
| Meaning: | 1. sluggish 2. (literally) lazy 3. (figuratively) stupid |
| KJV Renderings: | dull, slothful |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νωθρός, νωθρα, νωθρον (equivalent to νωθής, from νή (cf. νήπιος) and ὠθέω (to push; others, ὄθομαι to care about (cf. Vanicek, p. 879)), cf. νώδυνος, νώνυμος, from νή and ὀδύνη, ὄνομα), slow, sluggish, indolent, dull, lanuguid: Heb 6:12; with a dative of reference (Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 a.; Buttmann, § 133, 21), ταῖς ἀκοαῖς, of one who apprehends with difficulty, Heb 5:11; νωθρός καί παρειμένος ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις, Sir 4:29; νωθρός καί παρειμένος ἐργάτης, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 34, 1 [ET]. (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Anthol., others) (Synonym: see ἀργός, at the end.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νωθρός (dull)
Hebrews 5:11
- KJV: Of whom we have many things to say and hard to be uttered seeing ye are dull of hearing
- GK: περί ου πολύς ημίν ο λόγος και δυσερμήνευτος λέγειν επεί νωθροί γεγόνατε ταις ακοαίς
Hebrews 6:12
- KJV: That ye be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises
- GK: ίνα μη νωθροί γένησθε μιμηταί δε των διά πίστεως και μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τας επαγγελίας