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Lexicon :: Strong's G3636 - oknēros

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ὀκνηρός
Transliteration
oknēros (Key)
Pronunciation
ok-nay-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:166,681

Strong’s Definitions

ὀκνηρός oknērós, ok-nay-ros'; from G3635; tardy, i.e. indolent; (figuratively) irksome:—grievous, slothful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3636 in the following manner: slothful (2x), grievous (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3636 in the following manner: slothful (2x), grievous (1x).

  1. sluggish, slothful, backward

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀκνηρός oknērós, ok-nay-ros'; from G3635; tardy, i.e. indolent; (figuratively) irksome:—grievous, slothful.
STRONGS G3636:
ὀκνηρός, ὀκνηρά, ὀκνηρόν (ὀκνέω), sluggish, slothful, backward: Matthew 25:26; with a dative of respect (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 6 a.; Buttmann, § 133, 21), Romans 12:11; οὐκ ὀκνηρόν μοι ἐστι, followed by an infinitive, is not irksome to me, I am not reluctant, Philippians 3:1 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage). (Pindar, Sophocles, Thucydides, Demosthenes, Theocritus, etc.; the Sept. for עָצֵל.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
25:26
Romans
12:11
Philippians
3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3636 matches the Greek ὀκνηρός (oknēros),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9 - How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:16 - A gracious wife [fn]brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the [fn]diligent support themselves with wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:8 - Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:4 - A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:14 - As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16 - A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who [fn]most satisfactorily brings back a message.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27 - But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
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