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To defer

ἀναβάλλωStrong’s G0306

anaballō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anaballō is the Greek word usually translated “deferred”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.”
Acts 24:22 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “deferred”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • deferred 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἀναβάλλω anaballō · to defer

    ἀνα-βάλλω [in LXX: Psa.78:21 89:38 (עָבַר), 1Ki.28:14, Psa.104:2 (עָטָה) ;] to defer, put off (MM, VGT, see word): mid., Act.24:22.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “defer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DEFER, verb transitive

    [Latin To bear.]

    1. To delay; to put off; to postpone to a future time; as, to defer the execution of a design.“When thou vowest a vow, defer not to pay it” Ecclesiastes 5:4“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick” Proverbs 13:12
    2. To refer; to leave to anothers judgment and determination.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.