σχολάζω
scholazō · be unoccupied, devote oneself
Greek word · Strong’s number G4980 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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scholazō (σχολάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be unoccupied, devote oneself”.
Be at leisure, stand empty; also give oneself to something.
How to say it
scho·la·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To give oneself fully to something for a time.
- Empty, with no one living in it.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- unoccupied ×1
- you may devote yourselves ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 12:44
Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
- 1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then be together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.