"slow, not hasty, Jas. 1:19; slow of understanding, heavy, stupid, Lk. 24:25*"
Definition and meaning
slow, not hasty, Jas. 1:19; slow of understanding, heavy, stupid, Lk. 24:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: βραδύς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of bradys (G1021) across the King James Bible.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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Common questions
Strong's G1021 (bradys) is a Greek word that means: slow, not hasty, Jas. 1:19; slow of understanding, heavy, stupid, Lk. 24:25* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word bradys (G1021) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1021 is bradys, a Greek word defined as: slow, not hasty, Jas. 1:19; slow of understanding, heavy, stupid, Lk. 24:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bradys is a Greek word found in the New Testament.