ΧΡΟΝΙΖΕΙΝ, χρονιζειν
CHRONIZEIN, chronizein
Sounds Like: khro-NEE-zayn
Translations: to delay, to tarry, to linger, to be long in coming
From the root: ΧΡΟΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the action of taking a long time to do something, or of delaying. It implies a passage of time, often longer than expected or desired. It can be used to indicate that someone is slow to act or that an event is slow to occur.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5551 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 1:21
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 1:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΟΝΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΧΡΟΝΙΣΑ — I delayed, I tarried, I lingered, I spent time
- ἘΧΡΟΝΙΣΑΝ — they delayed, they lingered, they tarried
- ἘΧΡΟΝΙΣΕΝ — he delayed, he lingered, he tarried, he waited, he took a long time
- ΕΧΡΟΝΙΣΑΝ — they delayed, they tarried, they lingered, they spent time
- ΚΕΧΡΟΝΙΚΕΝ — has delayed, has tarried, has lingered, has waited a long time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΕΙ — will delay, will linger, will tarry, will be long in coming
- ΧΡΟΝΙΕΙΣ — you will delay, you will linger, you will tarry, you will spend time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΕΙ — he delays, it delays, he tarries, it tarries
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΕΙΣ — you delay, you tarry, you linger, you spend time, you pass time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΗ — delays, tarries, lingers, spends time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of delaying, of lingering, of tarrying, of taking a long time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΟΝ — delaying, lingering, tarrying, taking a long time, being slow, spending time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΟΝΤΟΣ — delaying, lingering, tarrying, being long, spending time
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΟΝΤΩΝ — delaying, lingering, tarrying, spending time, being long
- ΧΡΟΝΙΖΩ — to delay, to tarry, to be long in coming, to linger
- ΧΡΟΝΙΚΕΝ — he delayed, it delayed, he tarried, it tarried, he lingered, it lingered
- ΧΡΟΝΙΣΕΙ — delay, tarry, linger
- ΧΡΟΝΙΣΗ — delay, linger, tarry, be long
- ΧΡΟΝΙΣΗΣ — you delay, you linger, you tarry, you put off, you procrastinate
- ΧΡΟΝΙΣΗΤΕ — you may delay, you may tarry, you may spend time, you may linger
- ΧΡΟΝΙΣΩ — I will delay, I will tarry, I will be long, I will linger
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