Words the Bible translates as be idle
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥashahחָשָׁהto hold one's peace: to keep silent, or to stay still and do nothing
- argeōἀργέωbe idlenot studied yet
- atakteōἀτακτέωbe idlenot studied yet
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