verb
chronizamō
Strong’sG5549
I delay, tarry
stem chroniz-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
χρονίζω
(< χρόνος), [in LXX chiefly for אחר pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5549 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhron-id'-zo
to take time, i.e. linger
Fromfrom G5550;
King Jamesdelay, tarry.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(χρόνος):
I intransitive, spend time, περὶ Αἴγυπτον Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 last, continue, τὸ μὲν καλῶς ἔχον ὅπως χρονίζον εὖ μενεῖ βουλευτέον Refs 4th c.BC+; χρονίζωσιRefs 4th c.BC+
I.3 χ. δρῶν persevere in doing, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 take time, tarry, linger, Refs 5th c.BC+; κεχρονικότες, opposed to ὑπόγυιοι τῇ ὀργῇ ὄντες, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, delay to do, χ. καταβῆναι LXX+NT
I.5 of ailments, to be or become chronic, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.6 of wine, to be or become old, to have age, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II passive, to be prolonged or delayed, τῶνδε πίστις οὐκ ὄκνῳ χρονίζεται Refs 5th c.BC+continue, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 grow up, χρονισθεὶς δ᾽ ἀπέδειξεν ἔθος Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 to be located in time, made temporal, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronizatōΧρονίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | delayed | 2× |
| chronizatiχρονίσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | delay | 1× |
| chronizarōχρονίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | delay | 1× |
| chronizarōntouχρονίζοντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | delayed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chronizamō | chronizame | chronizami | chronizama | chronizamē | chronizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chronizasō | chronizase | chronizasi | chronizasa | chronizasē | chronizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chronizatō2×Χρονίζει | chronizate | chronizati1×χρονίσει | chronizata | chronizatē | chronizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chronizanō | chronizane | chronizani | chronizana | chronizanē | chronizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chronizavō | chronizave | chronizavi | chronizava | chronizavē | chronizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chronizalō | chronizale | chronizali | chronizala | chronizalē | chronizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chronizameiō | chronizameia | chronizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chronizaseiō | chronizaseia | chronizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chronizateiō | chronizateia | chronizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chronizaneiō | chronizaneia | chronizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chronizaveiō | chronizaveia | chronizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chronizaleiō | chronizaleia | chronizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chronizasōr | chronizasar | chronizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chronizatōr | chronizatar | chronizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chronizavōr | chronizavar | chronizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chronizalōr | chronizalar | chronizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chronizamoiō | chronizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chronizasoiō | chronizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chronizatoiō | chronizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chronizanoiō | chronizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chronizavoiō | chronizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chronizaloiō | chronizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chronizarō1×χρονίζειν | chronizari | chronizara | chronizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chronizarōntos1× | chronizarintos | chronizarantos | chronizarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
chroniz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
chronizatō“delayed”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 24:48“delayed”… doulos ekeinos en ta kardia autou; Chronizatō mu tos kurios,… suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be …
Luke 12:45“delayed”… doulos ekeinos en ta kardia autou; Chronizatō tos kurios mu erchorō, kai archeteia …But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat …
chronizati“delay”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 10:37… hoson, tos erchorōntos hēkati kai ouk chronizati;… coming will come and will not delay.
chronizarō“delay”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 1:21“delay”… ton Zacharion, kai thaumazale en te chronizarō en to nao auton.… waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
chronizarōntou“delayed”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Matthew 25:5chronizarōntou de tou numfiou nustazala pantais kai …When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell …