to delay

Greek Verb

ὀκνέω, -ῶ (ὄκνος, shrinking, hesitation), [in LXX: Num.22:16 (מָנַע ni.), Jdg.18:9 (אָצַל ni.), Tob.12:6, 13, Jdth.12:13, Sir.7:35, 4Ma.14:4 *;] to shrink from doing, hesitate to do (Hom, Thuc, al.); hence, to delay with inf, Act.9:38 (cf. Nu, l.with, and see MM, xviii). (AS)

to delay

Greek Verb

ὀκν-έω, Epic dialect ὀκνείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect ὤκνεον [Refs]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὤκνησα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: (ὄκνος):—shrink from doing, scruple, hesitate to do a thing, with infinitive, ὀκνείω ἵππων ἐπιβαινέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] —In _Attic dialect_ mostly with collateral sense of the feeling which causes the hesitation, and so, 1) of shame or fear (in a moral sense), ὀκνῶ προδότης καλεῖσθαι I shrink from being called, fear to be called, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἷα ἐγὼ ὀκνῶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὀνομάσαι shrink from naming, hesitate to name, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) of pity, σὰς ὀκνῶ θρᾶξαι φρένας [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) most commonly of cowardice or indolence, μεμηνότ᾽ ἄνδρα. ὀκνεῖς ἰδεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+] —The Homeric _construction_ with infinitive continued most common (see. above): rarely with accusative, πῶς τὸ μητρὸς λέκτρον οὐκ ὀκνεῖν με δε; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) frequently also absolutely, shrink, hesitate, hang back, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of soldiers, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be slow (figuratively, loath); delay; from (hesitation)