Original: νυστάζω

Transliteration: nystázō

Phonetic: noos-tad'-zo

Short Definition: Slumber

- Original: νυστάζω

- Transliteration: Nustazo

- Phonetic: noos-tad'-zo

- Definition:

1. to nod in sleep, to sleep

a. to be overcome or oppressed with sleep

b. to fall asleep, drop off to sleep

2. to be negligent, careless

a. of a thing i.e. to linger, delay

- Origin: from a presumed derivative of G3506

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From a presumed derivative of G3506; to nod that is (by implication) to fall asleep; figuratively to delay: - slumber.