What does βραδύς · καρδία mean in the Bible?
βραδύς · καρδία is a Greek phrase meaning "slow of heart".
Greek · G1021, G2588
βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ
Slow; figuratively, dull · heart
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βραδύς G1021 slow; figuratively, dull
Pronunciation bradýs
Slowness in understanding or speech; figuratively denotes mental dullness or reluctance to believe
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καρδία G2588 heart
Pronunciation kardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
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What does βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ (bradeis tē kardia) mean in the Bible?
βραδύς · καρδία is a Greek phrase meaning "slow of heart".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1021, G2588?
G1021, G2588 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. slow of heart
Source Gloss
slow of heart
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Jas 1:19 2×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Luke 24:25 1×
Word Origins
βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain