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Slack, Slackness

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: βραδύνω

(Strong's #1019 — Verb — braduno — brad-oo'-no )

used intransitively signifies "to be slow, to tarry" (bradus, "slow"), said negatively of God, 2 Peter 3:9 , "is (not) slack;" in 1 Timothy 3:15 , translated "(if) I tarry." See TARRY. In the Sept., Genesis 43:10; Deuteronomy 7:10; Isaiah 46:13 .

B — 1: βραδύτης

(Strong's #1022 — Noun Feminine — bradutes — brad-oo'-tace )

"slowness" (akin to A), is rendered "slackness" in 2 Peter 3:9 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Slack, Slackness'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​s/slack-slackness.html. 1940.
 
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