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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Slowness of Heart
King James Dictionary
• Slow
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Slow, Slothful, Idle
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Slow
Webster Dictionary
• Slows
• Slowness
• Slowing
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Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Slow
Lexicons
• ἀργός
• βραδύνω
• βραδύς
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• אָרַךְ , אֵשׁ
• אָרֵךְ , אֶרֶךְ
• כָּבֵד
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Trench's NT Synonyms
• Slow

SLOW, a.

1. Moving a small distance in a long time not swift not quick in motion not rapid as a slow stream a slow motion.

2. Late not happening in short time. These changes in the heavens though slow, produc'd like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.

3. Not ready not prompt or quick as slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Ex. 4.

4. Dull in active tardy. The Trojans are not slow to guard their shore from an expected foe.

5. Not hasty not precipitate acting with deliberation. The Lord is merciful, slow to anger. He that is slow the wrath is of great understanding. Prov. 14.

6. Dull heavy in wit.

7. Behind in time indicating a time later than the true time as, the clock or watch is slow.

8.Not advancing, growing or improving rapidly as the slow growth of arts and sciences.