What does ὀκνέω (oknéō) mean in the Bible?
ὀκνέω (oknéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be slow (figuratively, loath)".
Greek · G3635
ὀκνέω
To be slow (figuratively, loath)
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ὀκνέω G3635
Pronunciation oknéō
What does ὀκνέω (oknéō) mean in the Bible?
ὀκνέω (oknéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be slow (figuratively, loath)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3635?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include delay (1).
Where does ὀκνέω (oknéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 9:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It delay 1× Acts 9:38
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 9:38
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
ὀκνήσῃς 1x oknēsēs Acts 9:38
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Acts 9:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be slow (figuratively, loath)
Source Gloss
to be slow (figuratively, loath)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὄκνος, shrinking, hesitation), [in LXX: Num.22:16 (מָנַע ni.), Jdg.18:9 (אָצַל ni.), Tob.12:6, 13, Jdth.12:13, Sir.7:35, 4Ma.14:4 * ;] to shrink from doing, hesitate to do (Hom., Thuc., al.); hence, to delay with inf., Act.9:38 (cf. Nu, l.with, and see MM, xviii).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 9:38 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ὀκνῆσαι oknhsai
I delay, hesitate, am slow
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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