Defer
Defer
de-fur (, ‘ahar (in Hiphil), , ‘arakh (in Hiphil), , mashakh (in Niphal), to postpone, more or less definitely; delay): In Old Testament passages such as Isa 48:9; Eze 12:25, Eze 12:28; Dan 9:19, the idea of indefinite postponement agrees with the Hebrew and with the context. In the only New Testament occurrence of the word , anaballo, in the middle voice, Act 24:22) a definite postponement is implied.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Defer
lit., “to throw up” (ana, “up,” ballo, “to throw”), hence “to postpone,” is used in the Middle Voice in Act 24:22, in the forensic sense of “deferring” the hearing of a case.
Note: Cp. anabole, “a putting off, delay,” Act 25:17.