What does σχολάζω (scholázō) mean in the Bible?
σχολάζω (scholázō): To have leisure or opportunity for something; to be unoccupied and available for devotion.
Greek · G4980
σχολάζω
Be devoted/empty
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σχολάζω G4980
Pronunciation scholázō
What does σχολάζω (scholázō) mean in the Bible?
σχολάζω (scholázō): To have leisure or opportunity for something; to be unoccupied and available for devotion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4980?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include vacant (1), you may devote yourselves (1).
Where does σχολάζω (scholázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:44. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Matthew (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 vacant 1× Matthew 12:44
you may devote yourselves 1× 1 Corinthians 7:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:44
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
σχολάζοντα 1x scholazonta Matthew 12:44
σχολάσητε 1x scholasēte 1 Corinthians 7:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 7:5
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 12:44
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. To have leisure or opportunity for something; to be unoccupied and available for devotion.
Strong's G4980
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 12:43–45 Source Gloss
be devoted/empty
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To have leisure or opportunity for something; to be unoccupied and available for devotion.
(σχολή), [in LXX: Exo.5:8, 17, Psa.46:10 (רָפָה ni., hi.) * ;] to be at leisure, hence, to have time or opportunity for, to devote oneself to, be occupied in: 1Co.7:5; of things, to be unoccupied, empty (Plut., Eur., al.): οἶκος, Mat.12:44, Luk.11:25 (T [WH], R, om.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:44 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
σχολάζοντα, scolazonta
I have leisure, stand empty
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:5 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
σχολάζητε scolazhte
I have leisure, stand empty
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Matt 12:44 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 7:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 1 participle 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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
to be empty or unoccupied
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Word Origins
σχολάζω is built from this root:
σχολή G4981
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the danger of spiritual vacancy without Christ. Matthew 12:43–45
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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