Dictionary entry

ὀκνηρός

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

ὀκνηρός, -ά, -όν

(< ὀκνέω), [in LXX for עָצֵלPr 6:6, 9 al.;]

shrinking, hesitating, timid: c. dat. (Bl., § 38, 2), Ro 12:11; hence, slothful: Mt 25:26. Of things, that which causes shrinking, irksome: Phl 3:1.†