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ὀκνηρός

Transliteration: okneros · adjective

3x in NTFirst: Matt 25:26
Meaningslothful, backward
Part of speechadjective
Frequency3x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsὀκνηρέ, ὀκνηροί, ὀκνηρόν
Example versesMatt 25:26 · Rom 12:11 · Phil 3:1
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What kind of word is ὀκνηρός?

ὀκνηρός (okneros) is a adjective that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “slothful, backward” and first appears in Matt 25:26.

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