Lexical Summary okneō: to shrink (from doing), to hesitate (to do) Original Word: ὀκνέωTransliteration: okneō Phonetic Spelling: (ok-neh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to shrink (from doing), to hesitate (to do) Meaning: to shrink (from doing), to hesitate (to do) Strong's Concordance delay. From oknos (hesitation); to be slow (figuratively, loath) -- delay. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3635: ὀκνέωὀκνέω, ό᾿κνω: 1 aorist ώ᾿κνησα; (ὄκνος (perhaps allied with the frequent.cunc-tari (cf. Curtius, p. 708)) delay); from Homer down; to feel loath, to be slow; to delay, hesitate: followed by an infinitive Acts 9:38. (Numbers 22:16; Judges 18:9, etc.) |
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