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Koine Greek wordlink #110906

SR GNT Rom 12:11 ὀκνηροί (oknaʸroi) ‘in earnestness not reluctant in spirit being_zealous for the’ Strongs=36360 Lemma=oknēros
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ὀκνηροί (S-NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὀκνηροί’ (S-NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘reluctant’.

Greek words (2) other than ὀκνηροί (S-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘reluctant’

MAT 25:26 ὀκνηρέ (oknaʸre) A-VMS ‘evil slave and reluctant you had known that I am reaping’ SR GNT Mat 25:26 word 12

OET-LV: 26 But the master of _him, answering said to _him: Evil and reluctant slave. You _had _known that I _am _reaping where I_ not _sowed, and I _am _gathering _together whence I_ not _scattered. (MAT_25:26)

OET-RV: 26 ‘You evil and lazy slave,’ his master answered. ‘You know that I harvest where I didn’t plant and gather where I didn’t spread seed (MAT 25:26)

PHP 3:1 ὀκνηρόν (oknaʸron) S-NNS ‘to me is on_one_hand not reluctant for you_all is on_the_other_hand secure’ SR GNT Php 3:1 word 16

OET-LV: 3 For/Because _the rest, brothers of _me, be _rejoicing in the_master. The same things to _be _writing to _you _all, to _me is on _one _hand not reluctant, on _the _other _hand for _you _all is secure. (PHP_3:1)

OET-RV: 3 So continuing, dear brothers and sisters, be happy in the master. I’m not against writing the same things to you all again because it will keep you safe. (PHP 3:1)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NNS=nominative,neuter,singular VMS=vocative,masculine,singular