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Strong's #3576 - νωθρός

Transliteration

nōthrós

Phonetics

no-thros'

Origin

from a derivative of (G3541)

Parts of Speech

Adjective

TDNT

4:1126,661

Definition

Thayer's

slow, sluggish, indolent, dull, languid

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2823 ‑ חָשֹׁךְ (khaw‑shoke');

Frequency Lists

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Parsing

KJV (2)

Hebrews

NAS (2)

Hebrews

HCS (2)

Hebrews

BSB (2)

Hebrews

ESV (2)

Hebrews

WEB (2)

Hebrews

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

νωθρ-ός, ά, όν,

1. = cross νωθής, Hp. VM 10, Prorrh. 1.102, 117, etc.; ν. σφυγμοί Id. Coac. 136, Aret. SA 2.9; καταφορὴ ν. falling into a heavy sleep, Hp. Epid. 3.6, cf. Nic. Th. 165; ν. κινήσεις Arist. PA 696b6; ν. σύνεσις Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1014.58; τῇ κινήσει ν. Arist. HA 622b32; ν. ὁδίτης Call. Fr. 275; νωθρότερος τὴν ἀκοήν Hld. 5.1. Adv. - θρῶς Archyt. I; leisurely, gradually, Hp. Aph. 2.7: neut. as Adv., ὄμμασι νωθρὰ βλέπουσα AP 5.54 (Diosc.).

1. of the mind, ν. καὶ λήθης γέμοντες Pl. Tht. 144b, cf. Amips. 16 (Comp.); στόματα Anaxipp. 1.44 (Comp.); ν. καὶ μωροί Arist. Pr. 954a31; ἡσύχιος καὶ ν. Plb. 31.23.11; νωθραῖς ἐλπίσιν Babr. 16.7. Adv. ἀγεννῶς καὶ νωθρῶς Plb. 3.90.6.

II Act., making sluggish, νότοι Hp. Aph. 3.5, cf. S.E. M. 6.48.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

νωθρός , -ά , -όν ,

[in LXX: Proverbs 22:29 (H2823), Sirach 4:29; Sirach 11:12*;]

sluggish, slothful: Hebrews 5:11; Hebrews 6:12 (for similar usage in Papyri, v. MM, xvii).

SYN.: ἀργός G692 (q.v.), βραδύς G1021.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Par 45.4 (B.C. 153) ἀλ᾽ (= ἀλλ᾽ ὅμως τοῖς θεοῖς τὴν ἐπιτροπὴν δίδομει, P Oxy I. 115.9 (ii/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 9) ἀλλ᾽ ὁμῶς οὐδὲν δύναταί τις πρὸς τὰ τοιαῦτα : cf. John 12:42. See also BGU IV. 1205.12 (B.C. 28) οὐ πεπράκαμεν, ὅμως ὡς θέλετε ποιεῖτε, P Giss I. 99.7 (ii/iii A.D.) κ ̣ατὰ ̣ τὸ τῶν αὐτο [χθόνω ]ν Αἰγυπτίων ἀλλότρια ̣ ταῦ [τα.ἦν ], ἐδρᾶτο δὲ ὅμως, and P Oxy VI. 939.26 (iv/A.D.) ( = Selections, p. 30) νοσηλότερον δὲ ὅμως τὸ σωμάτιον ἔχει, ";but nevertheless she is still in a somewhat sickly state of body."; On the supposed trajection of ὅμως from its proper place in Galatians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 14:7, see Burton Gal. p. 178 f.

List of Word Forms

νωθροι νωθροί νωθροὶ νωθροίς νωκήδ nothroi nothroì nōthroi nōthroì

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