Word Study · Strong's G4980 · Greek

σχολάζω

scholazo

skhol-ad'-zo

Strong's 1890 spelling: scholázō

“to take a holiday, i.e. be at leisure for (by implication, devote oneself wholly to)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to take a holiday, i.e. be at leisure for (by implication, devote oneself wholly to); figuratively, to be vacant (of a house)

Rendered in the KJV as

empty, give self.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

σχολάζοντα,1
σχολάσητε1

How it is rendered · 2

being unoccupied,1
you may be devoted1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAS-2P · 1
V-PAP-ASM · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
1 Corinthians1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 12:44σχολάζοντα,scholazontaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.here: being unoccupied,

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 7:5σχολάσητεscholasēteverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluralDo not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.here: you may be devoted

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