Dictionary entry

ἀργέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀργέω, -ῶ

(< ἀργός), [in LXX: Es 4:24, Ec 12:3 (בּטל), I Es 2:30, Si 30:36 (33:27), II Mac 5:25*;]

to be idle; τὸ κρίμα... ἀ., lingers (cf. MGr. ἀργά, late: MM, s.v.): II Pe 2:3.†