ὈΚΝΟΣ, ὀκνος
OKNOS, oknos
Sounds Like: OK-nos
Translations: delay, hesitation, a delay, a hesitation
From the root: ὈΚΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of delay, hesitation, or reluctance. It can describe a person's unwillingness to act or a period of time during which action is postponed. It is typically used to convey a sense of slowness or procrastination.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 0:7
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 20:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ὈΚΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΚΝΟΥ — hesitation, delay, a delay, of hesitation, of delay
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