νυστάζω
nystázō
“to nod, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to nod, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively, to delay
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to nod; to nod in sleep; to sink into a sleep, Mt. 25:5; to slumber in inactivity, 2 Pet. 2:3*
Translated in KJV as
slumber
Etymology
from a presumed derivative of G3506 (νεύω);
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