Lexical Summary argeō: to be idle Original Word: ἀργέωTransliteration: argeō Phonetic Spelling: (arg-eh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be idle Meaning: to be idle Strong's Concordance linger. From argos; to be idle, i.e. (figuratively) to delay -- linger. see GREEK argos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 691: ἀργέωἀργέω, ἀργῷ; (to be ἀργός, which see); to be idle, inactive; contextually, to linger, delay: 2 Peter 2:3 οἷς τό κρίμα ἔκπαλαι οὐκ ἀργεῖ, i. e. whose punishment has long been impending and will shortly fall. (In Greek writings from Sophocles down.) |