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σχολάζω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σχολάζω
Greek transliteration: 
scholazō
Simplified transliteration: 
scholazo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐσχόλασα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4980
GK Number: 
5390
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to devote oneself to; to be unoccupied, stand empty
Definition: 
to be unemployed, to be at leisure; to be at leisure, for a thing, to devote one's self entirely to a thing, 1 Cor. 7:5; to be unoccupied, empty, Mt. 12:44*

Greek-English Concordance for σχολάζω

Matthew 12:44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied (scholazonta | σχολάζοντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc), swept, and put in order.
1 Corinthians 7:5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time, so that you may devote (scholasēte | σχολάσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) yourselves to prayer; then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.