adjective

oknēros

Greekὀκνηρός (oknēros)

Strong’sG3636

slothful, backward

stem oknēr-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

lagging1×lazy1×trouble1×

What it means

ὀκνηρός, -ά, -όν

(< ὀκνέω), [in LXX for עָצֵל Pr 6:6, 9 al.;]

shrinking, hesitating, timid: c. dat. (Bl., § 38, 2), Ro 12:11; hence, slothful: Mt 25:26. Of things, that which causes shrinking, irksome: Phl 3:1.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3636 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidok-nay-ros'

tardy, i.e. indolent; (figuratively) irksome

Fromfrom G3635;

King Jamesgrievous, 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	oknēros	oknēras	oknērem1×ὀκνηρόν	oknērois1×ὀκνηροί	oknērais	oknēreim
object accusative	oknēron	oknēran		oknēroin	oknērain
direct address vocative	oknēror1×ὀκνηρέ	oknērar		oknēroir	oknērair
of, belonging to genitive	oknērou	oknērau	oknēreu	oknēroiu	oknēraiu	oknēreiu
to, for dative	oknēro	oknēra	oknēre	oknēroi	oknērai	oknērei

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

oknērstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

oknēr 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

oknēror“lazy”direct addressvocative singular1×

Matthew 25:26“lazy”apokriniratos de tos kurios autou legata auto; Ponēror doulor kai oknēror, oidaselē hoti therizamō hopou ouk speirama kai sunagamō hothen ouk diaskorpizama?‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.

oknērem“trouble”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Philippians 3:1“trouble”Tem loipem, adelfoir mu, chairavōr en kurio. teim auteim grafarō vi mi men ouk oknērem, vi de asfalem.Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

oknērois“lagging”subjectnominative plural1×

Romans 12:11“lagging”ta spouda mē oknērois, te pneume zesarōtois, to kurio douleuarōtois,Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.