akin to oknos, "a shrinking, to be loath or slow to do a thing, to hesitate, delay," is used in Acts 9:38 . In the Sept. in Numbers 22:16 , "do not delay;" Judges 18:9 .

A — 2: χρονίζω

(Strong's #5549 — Verb — chronizo — khron-id'-zo )

from chronos, "time," lit. means "to while away time," i.e., by way of lingering, tarrying, "delaying;" "delayeth," Matthew 24:48; Luke 12:45; "tarried," Matthew 25:5; "tarried so long," Luke 1:21; "will (not) tarry," Hebrews 10:37 . See TARRY.

B — 1: ἀναβολή

(Strong's #311 — Noun Feminine — anabole — an-ab-ol-ay' )

lit. signifies "that which is thrown up" (ana, "up," ballo, "to throw"); hence "a delay," Acts 25:17 . See DEFER.

Note: In Revelation 10:6 , chronos is translated "delay" in RV marg., and is to be taken as the true meaning.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Delay'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/d/delay.html. 1940.

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