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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - νυστάζω

νυστάζω

G3573

Transliteration: nystázō

Pronunciation: noos-tad'-zo

Definition: slumber


- 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" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3506

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From a presumed derivative of G3506" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3506; to nod that is (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively to delay: - slumber.


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