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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.)
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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9 - But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:16 - A gracious woman gains respect,
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:8 - Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:4 - Those too lazy to plow in the right season
will have no food at the harvest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,
for their hands refuse to work.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:14 - As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16 - Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27 - She carefully watches everything in her household
and suffers nothing from laziness.
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