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Lexicon :: Strong's G5549 - chronizō

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χρονίζω
Transliteration
chronizō (Key)
Pronunciation
khron-id'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

χρονίζω chronízō, khron-id'-zo; from G5550; to take time, i.e. linger:—delay, tarry.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G5549 in the following manner: delay (2x), tarry (2x), tarry so long (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G5549 in the following manner: delay (2x), tarry (2x), tarry so long (1x).
  1. to linger, delay, tarry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρονίζω chronízō, khron-id'-zo; from G5550; to take time, i.e. linger:—delay, tarry.
STRONGS G5549:
χρονίζω; future χρονίσω (Hebrews 10:37 T Tr text WH), Attic χρονιω (ibid. R G L Tr marginal reading); (χρόνος); from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; the Sept. for אֵחַר; to linger, delay, tarry: Matthew 25:5; Hebrews 10:37; followed by ἐν with a dative of the place, Luke 1:21; followed by an infinitive, Matthew 24:48 (L T Tr WH omit the infinitive); Luke 12:45.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:48; 25:5
Luke
1:21; 12:45
Hebrews
10:37; 10:37

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5549 matches the Greek χρονίζω (chronizō),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:48 - “But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:5 - “Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:21 -

The people [outside in the court] were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering about his long delay in the temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:45 - “But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time in coming,’ and begins to beat the servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:37 -

FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE,

HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY.

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