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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 - They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:6 - At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot lie still.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:3 - He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:4 - indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:10 - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:33 - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal strap is broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 - Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:31 - Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, ‘The LORD declares.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:18 - King of Assyria, your shepherds[fn] slumber; your nobles lie down to rest. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
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