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Lexicon :: Strong's G3573 - nystazō

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νυστάζω
Transliteration
nystazō (Key)
Pronunciation
noos-tad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of νεύω (G3506)
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Strong’s Definitions

νυστάζω nystázō, noos-tad'-zo; from a presumed derivative of G3506; to nod, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay:—slumber.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3573 in the following manner: slumber (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3573 in the following manner: slumber (2x).

  1. to nod in sleep, to sleep

    1. to be overcome or oppressed with sleep

    2. to fall asleep, drop off to sleep

  2. to be negligent, careless

    1. of a thing i.e. to linger, delay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νυστάζω nystázō, noos-tad'-zo; from a presumed derivative of G3506; to nod, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay:—slumber.
STRONGS G3573:
νυστάζω; 1 aorist ἐνύσταξα; (ΝΥΩ, cf. νεύω, νευστάζω); the Sept. for נוּם;
1. properly, "to nod in sleep, to sleep (Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, others); to be overcome or oppressed with sleep; to fall asleep, drop off to sleep," ((cf. Wycliffe) to nap it"): Matthew 25:5; the Sept. for נִרְדַּם, Psalm 75:7 (Ps. 76:7).
2. like the Latindormito (cf. our to be napping), tropical equivalent to: to be negligent, careless (Plato, Plutarch, others): of a thing equivalent to to linger, delay, 2 Peter 2:3.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
75:7; 76:7
Matthew
25:5
2 Peter
2:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3573 matches the Greek νυστάζω (nystazō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:6 - And, behold, the porter of the house winnowed wheat, and he slumbered and slept: and the brothers Rechab and Baana went privily into the house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:6 - (LXX 75:7) At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, the riders on horses slumbered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:3 - (LXX 120:3) Let not thy foot be moved; and let not thy keeper slumber.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:4 - (LXX 120:4) Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10 - Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33 - The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - They shall not hunger nor be weary, neither shall they slumber nor sleep; neither shall they loose their girdles from their loins, neither shall their shoe-latchets be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 - See how they are all blinded: they have not known; they are dumb dogs that will not bark; dreaming of rest, loving to slumber.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:31 - Behold, I am against the prophets that put forth prophecies of mere words, and slumber their sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18 - Thy shepherds have slumbered, the Assyrian king has laid low thy mighty men: thy people departed to the mountains, and there was none to receive them.
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