Irksome
“shrinking, timid” (from okneo, “to shrink, delay”), is used negatively in Phi 3:1, RV, “irksome” (AV, “grievous”), i.e., “I do not hesitate;” in Mat 25:26; Rom 12:11, “slothful.” See GRIEVOUS, SLOTHFUL.
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“shrinking, timid” (from okneo, “to shrink, delay”), is used negatively in Phi 3:1, RV, “irksome” (AV, “grievous”), i.e., “I do not hesitate;” in Mat 25:26; Rom 12:11, “slothful.” See GRIEVOUS, SLOTHFUL.