Dictionary entry

βραδύνω

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

βραδύνω

(< βραδύς), [in LXX: Ge 43:10 (מההּ hith.), De 7:10, Is 46:13 (אחר pi.), Si 32 (35):18 *;]

1. trans., to retard (Soph., Is, l.c.).

2. More freq. intrans., to be slow, to tarry: I Ti 3:15, II Pe 3:9.†