Strong's G3573 · Greek

νυστάζω

nustazo · noos-tad'-zo

from a presumed derivative of 3506; to nod, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

νυστάζω (G3573)

2 νυστάζω (cf. νεύω ), [in LXX for נוּם , etc;] to nod in sleep , fall asleep : Mt 25:5 . Metaph., of negligence or delay, ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει (cf. Ps 120 (121):4 , Is 5:27 ): II Pe 2:3 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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