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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3576. νωθρός (nóthros) -- Sluggish, lazy, dull</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3576.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/1-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3576.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3576</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3575.htm" title="3575">◄</a> 3576. nóthros <a href="../greek/3577.htm" title="3577">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">nóthros: Sluggish, lazy, dull</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">νωθρός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nóthros<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>NO-thros<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(no-thros')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sluggish, lazy, dull<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>blunt, dull, hence spiritually; sluggish, remiss, slack.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a presumed derivative of the Greek verb νέω (néō), meaning "to move" or "to agitate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "νωθρός," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words such as עָצֵל (ʿāṣēl, Strong's H6102), meaning "sluggard" or "lazy," which appears in Proverbs.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek adjective "νωθρός" (nóthros) is used to describe someone who is sluggish, lazy, or dull, particularly in a spiritual or moral sense. It conveys a lack of diligence or zeal, often implying a need for greater effort or attentiveness in one's duties or spiritual life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, virtues such as diligence and industriousness were highly valued, both in secular and religious contexts. The concept of being "νωθρός" would have been seen as a negative trait, indicating a failure to live up to societal and moral expectations. In the context of early Christianity, this term would have been particularly poignant, as the early church emphasized the importance of spiritual fervor and active faith.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3576</b> <i>nōthrós</i> – properly, <i>slow</i>, sluggish (<i>LS</i>); (figuratively) <i>dull </i>because<i> slothful</i>; lazy, inert, listless (lackadaisical).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>akin to nóthés (sluggish, slothful)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sluggish, slothful<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dull (1), sluggish (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3576: νωθρός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">νωθρός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">νωθρα</span>, <span class="greek2">νωθρον</span> (equivalent to <span class="greek2">νωθής</span>, from <span class="greek2">νή</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">νήπιος</span></span>) and <span class="greek2">ὠθέω</span> (to push; others, <span class="greek2">ὄθομαι</span> to care about (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 879)), cf. <span class="greek2">νώδυνος</span>, <span class="greek2">νώνυμος</span>, from <span class="greek2">νή</span> and <span class="greek2">ὀδύνη</span>, <span class="greek2">ὄνομα</span>), <span class="accented">slow, sluggish, indolent, dull, lanuguid</span>: <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-12.htm">Hebrews 6:12</a>; with a dative of reference (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 31, 6 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 133, 21), <span class="greek2">ταῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀκοαῖς</span>, of one who apprehends with difficulty, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-11.htm">Hebrews 5:11</a>; <span class="greek2">νωθρός</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">παρειμένος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τοῖς</span> <span class="greek2">ἔργοις</span>, Sir. 4:29; <span class="greek2">νωθρός</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">παρειμένος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐργάτης</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 34, 1 [ET]. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span>, others) (Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀργός</span></span>, at the end.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dull, slothful. <p>From a derivative of <a href="/greek/3541.htm">nothos</a>; sluggish, i.e. (literally) lazy, or (figuratively) stupid -- dull, slothful. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3541.htm">nothos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>νωθροι νωθροί νωθροὶ νωθροίς νωκήδ nothroi nothroì nōthroi nōthroì<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 5:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λέγειν ἐπεὶ <b>νωθροὶ</b> γεγόνατε ταῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> since you have become <span class="itali">dull</span> of hearing.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> seeing ye are <span class="itali">dull</span> of hearing.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to speak since <span class="itali">sluggish</span> you have become in the<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα μὴ <b>νωθροὶ</b> γένησθε μιμηταὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that you will not be sluggish,</span> but imitators<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye be not <span class="itali">slothful,</span> but followers<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that not <span class="itali">sluggish</span> you be imitators<p><b><a href="/greek/3576.htm">Strong's Greek 3576</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3576.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/no_throi_3576.htm">νωθροὶ — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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