καταναρκάωkatanarkáō
to grow utterly torpid, i.e. (by implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive)
Greek (New Testament) · G2655
Meanings
1. to cause to grow numb.
2. Intrans., to grow numb; hence metaphorically, to be inactive, be burdensome to with genitive, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 2 Corinthians 12:13, 2 Corinthians 12:14; passive, to be quite numb (Hippocr.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 11:9 And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.
- 2 Corinthians 12:13 The only thing I failed to do, which I do in the other churches, was to become a financial burden to you. Please forgive me for this wrong!
- 2 Corinthians 12:14 Now I am coming to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want what you have—I want you. After all, children don’t provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.