Strong's Lexicon bradunó: To delay, to be slow, to tarry Original Word: βραδύνω Word Origin: From the Greek adjective βραδύς (bradys), meaning "slow" or "delayed." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 309: אָחַר (achar) - to delay, tarry, defer - Strong's Hebrew 4102: מָהַהּ (maha) - to delay, linger Usage: The verb "bradunó" is used to describe the act of delaying or being slow in action or response. It often conveys a sense of intentional or purposeful delay, rather than mere procrastination. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a deliberate pause or slowness in action, often with a purpose or reason behind it. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of time and delay was often associated with divine timing and purpose. The idea that a delay could be intentional and purposeful was not foreign to the ancient mindset. In the context of the New Testament, delays are sometimes seen as opportunities for growth, reflection, or divine intervention. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1019 bradýnō – loiter, be unduly slow. "The word implies, besides delay, the idea of lateness with reference to an appointed time" (M. Vincent). See 1021 (bradys). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom bradus Definition to retard, to be slow NASB Translation am delayed (1), slow (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1019: βραδύνωβραδύνω; (βραδύς); to delay, be slow; 1. rarely transitive, to render slow, retard: τήν σωτηρίαν, the Sept. Isaiah 46:13; passive ὁδός, Sophocles El. 1501 (cf. O. C. 1628). Mostly 2. intransitive, "to be long, to tarry, loiter (so from Aeschylus down): 1 Timothy 3:15; unusually, with the genitive of the thing which one delays to effect, 2 Peter 3:9 τῆς ἐπαγγελίας (A. V. is not slack concerning his promise) i. e. to fulfil his promise; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 6 b. (Sir. 32:22 (Sir. 35:22.) From bradus; to delay -- be slack, tarry. see GREEK bradus Englishman's Concordance 1 Timothy 3:15 V-PSA-1SGRK: ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω ἵνα εἰδῇς NAS: but in case I am delayed, [I write] so KJV: if I tarry long, that INT: if moreover I should delay that you might know 2 Peter 3:9 V-PIA-3S Strong's Greek 1019 |
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