To delay
χρονίζωStrong’s G5549chronizō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chronizō is the Greek word usually translated “delays”, “as was tarrying” and “delaying”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;”
Meaning
Usually translated “delays”, “as was tarrying” and “delaying”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- delays 2
- as was tarrying 1
- delaying 1
- will delay 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
- Luke 1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
- Luke 12:45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
- Hebrews 10:37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Greek dictionary
χρονίζω chronizō · to delay
χρονίζω (χρόνος), [in LXX chiefly for אָחַר pi. ;] to spend or take time, to tarry, linger, delay: Mat.24:48 25:5, Heb.10:37; before ἐν, with dative loc., Luk.1:21; with inf., Luk.12:45.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “delay” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DELAY, verb transitive
- To prolong the time of acting, or proceeding; to put off; to defer.“My lord delayeth his coming” Matthew 24:48
- To retard; to stop, detain or hinder for a time; to restrain motion, or render it slow; as, the mail is delated by bad roads.
- To allay.
All definitions and other forms of “delay”
DELAY, verb intransitive
To linger; to move slow; or to stop for a time.
DELAY, noun
- A lingering; stay; stop.
- A putting off or deferring; procrastination; as, the delay of trial is not to be imputed to the plaintiff.
- Hinderance for a time.
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.