- Original: νυστάζω
- Transliteration: Nustazo
- Phonetic: noos-tad'-zo
- Definition:
1. to nod in sleep, to sleep
a. to be overcome or oppressed with sleep
b. to fall asleep, drop off to sleep
2. to be negligent, careless
a. of a thing i.e. to linger, delay
- Origin: from a presumed derivative of
G3506
- TDNT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: From a presumed derivative of
G3506 ; to nod that is (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively to delay: - slumber.
Total KJV Occurrences: 1
• slumbereth, 1
2 Peter 2:3