2001 Translation

MELLĒSĒ, mellēsē

Sounds Like: MEL-lee-sis

Translations: delay, hesitation, procrastination

From the root: ΜΕΛΛΗΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of delaying, hesitating, or procrastinating. It describes a state of putting off action or being slow to proceed. It is typically used to describe a lack of promptness or a reluctance to act.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3198 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 31:217
• Book Two — 31:217

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΛΗΣΙΣ.

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.

• ΜΕΛΛΗΣΕΩΣ — of delay, of hesitation, of intention, of being about to
• ΜΕΛΛΗΣΙΝ — delay, a delay, hesitation, a hesitation, procrastination, a procrastination
• ΜΕΛΛΗΣΙΣ — delay, a delay, hesitation, a hesitation, procrastination, a procrastination

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