Lexicon / G3635
ὀκνέω
okneō
  • to delay
  • to shrink
  • hesitate

STEPBible TBESG

Glosses: to delay

ὀκνέω, -ῶ

(ὄκνος, shrinking, hesitation), [in LXX: Num.22:16 (מָנַע ni.), Jdg.18:9 (אָצַל ni.), Tob.12:6, 13, Jdth.12:13, Sir.7:35, 4Ma.14:4 * ;]

to shrink from doing, hesitate to do (Hom. Thuc. al.); hence, to delay with inf. Act.9:38 (cf. Nu, l.with, and see MM, xviii).†

(AS)

Abbott-Smith

Glosses: to shrink; hesitate; to delay

to shrink; hesitate; to delay