To doze
νυστάζωStrong’s G3573nustazō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nustazō is the Greek word usually translated “became drowsy” and “slumbers”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “became drowsy” and “slumbers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they became drowsy 1
- slumbers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- 2 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
νυστάζω nustazō · to doze
νυστάζω (cf. νεύω), [in LXX for נוּם, etc ;] to nod in sleep, fall asleep: Mat.25:5. Metaphorical, of negligence or delay, ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει (cf. Psa.121:4, Isa.5:27) : 2Pe.2:3.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “doze” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOZE, verb intransitive
[See Dote.]
- To slumber; to sleep lightly.
- To live in a state of drowsiness; to be dull or half asleep; as, to doze away the time; to doze over a work.
All definitions and other forms of “doze”
DOZE, verb transitive
To make dull; to stupify. Dryden uses the participle dozed, Dozed with his fumes; but the transitive verb is seldom or never used.
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.