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Slothful

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: νωθρός

(Strong's #3576 — Adjective — nothros — no-thros' )

"indolent, sluggish," is rendered "slothful" in Hebrews 6:12 , AV, See DULL , and synonymous words there, and SLUGGISH.

2: Νινευίτης

(Strong's #3536 — Noun Masculine — okneros — nin-yoo-ee'-tace )

"shrinking, irksome," is translated "slothful" in Matthew 25:26 , and Romans 12:11 , where "in diligence not slothful," RV, might be rendered "not flagging in zeal." See GRIEVOUS , Note (2).

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