adjective
nōthros
Greekνωθρός (nōthros)
Strong’sG3576
dull, sluggish
stem nōthr-2 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
νωθρός, -ά, -όν,
[in LXX: Pr 22:29 (חָשֹׁךְ), Si 4:29 11:12*;]
SYN.: ἀργός (q.v.), βραδύς.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3576 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidno-thros'
sluggish, i.e. (literally) lazy, or (figuratively) stupid
Fromfrom a derivative of G3541;
King Jamesdull, slothful.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | nōthros | nōthras | nōthrem | nōthrois2×νωθροὶ | nōthrais | nōthreim |
| object accusative | nōthron | nōthran | nōthroin | nōthrain | ||
| direct address vocative | nōthror | nōthrar | nōthroir | nōthrair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | nōthrou | nōthrau | nōthreu | nōthroiu | nōthraiu | nōthreiu |
| to, for dative | nōthro | nōthra | nōthre | nōthroi | nōthrai | nōthrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
nōthr 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
nōthrois“dull”subjectnominative plural2×
Hebrews 5:11“dull”Peri hou pollos ni tos logos kai dusermēneutos legarō, epei nōthrois ginavē tai akoai;We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
Hebrews 6:12“sluggish”hina mē nōthrois gineveia, mimētois de toiu dia pistiau kai makrothumiau klēronomarōtoiu tain epangeliain.Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.