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Koine Greek wordlink #150986

SR GNT 2 Pet 2:3 νυστάζει (nustazei) ‘destruction of them not is nodding_off’ Strongs=35730 Lemma=nustazō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form νυστάζει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘νυστάζει’ (V-IPA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘is nodding_off’.

2 Pet 2:3 ‘destruction of them not is nodding_off’ SR GNT 2 Pet 2:3 word 23

OET-LV: 3 And in greediness they _will _be _merchandising you _all with _fabricated messages, for _whom the judgement anciently is_ not _idling, and the destruction of _them is_ not _nodding _off. (PE2_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 They will exploit you with greed and made-up words but the judgement of old won’t be idle and their destroyer won’t be sleeping. (PE2 2:3)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘nustazō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘is nodding_off’, ‘nodding_off’.

Greek words (1) other than νυστάζει (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘nodding_off’

MAT 25:5 ἐνύσταξαν (enustaxan) V-IAA3··P ‘and the bridegroom nodding_off all and were sleeping’ SR GNT Mat 25:5 word 5

OET-LV: 5 And the bridegroom delaying, all nodding _off and were _sleeping. (MAT_25:5)

OET-RV: 5 When the groom was held up, they started nodding off and napping. (MAT 25:5)

Key: V=verb