Strong's Lexicon
G3636
G3636 — ὀκνηρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3636 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀκνηρός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G3635 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | okneros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ok-nay-ros' |
| Meaning: | 1. tardy, i.e. indolent 2. (figuratively) irksome |
| KJV Renderings: | grievous, slothful |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀκνηρός, ὀκνηρά, ὀκνηρόν (ὀκνέω), sluggish, slothful, backward: Mat 25:26; with a dative of respect (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 a.; Buttmann, § 133, 21), Rom 12:11; οὐκ ὀκνηρόν μοι ἐστι, followed by an infinitive, is not irksome to me, I am not reluctant, Php 3:1 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage). (Pindar, Sophocles, Thucydides, Demosthenes, Theocritus, etc.; the Sept. for òÈöÅì.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀκνηρός (grievous)
Matthew 25:26
- KJV: His lord answered and said unto him wicked and slothful servant thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not and gather where I have not strawed
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο κύριος αυτού είπεν αυτώ πονηρέ δούλε και οκνηρέ ήδεις ότι θερίζω όπου ουκέσπειρα και συνάγω όθεν ου διεσκόρπισα
Romans 12:11
- KJV: Not slothful in business fervent in spirit serving the Lord
- GK: τη σπουδή μη οκνηροί τω πνεύματι ζέοντες τω κυρίω δουλεύοντες
Philippians 3:1
- KJV: Finally my brethren rejoice in the Lord To write the same things to you to me indeed not grievous but for you safe
- GK: το λοιπόν αδελφοί μου χαίρετε εν κυρίω τα αυτά γράφειν υμίν εμοί μεν ουκ οκνηρόν υμίν δε ασφαλές