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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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Go to the ant, you slacker!

Observe its ways and become wise.

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How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?

When will you get up from your sleep?

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A gracious woman gains honor,

but violent[fn] people gain only riches.

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A gossip’s words are like choice food

that goes down to one’s innermost being.[fn]

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The slacker does not plow during planting season;[fn]

at harvest time he looks,[fn] and there is nothing.

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A slacker’s craving will kill him

because his hands refuse to work.

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The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!

I’ll be killed in the public square! ”

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The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road —

a lion in the public square! ”

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A door turns on its hinges,

and a slacker, on his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:15

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The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;

he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:16

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In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser

than seven who can answer sensibly.

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She watches over the activities of her household

and is never idle.[fn]

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