KJV dictionary & concordance
1. To put off or wait before acting. 2. A period of waiting or postponement.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 22:29
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
¶ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the first borne of thy sonnes shalt thou giue vnto me.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thy fulnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Teare
1611 marginal noteChap. 13.2,12. & 34.19.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Ioppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent vnto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
1611 marginal noteOr, be grieued.
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
Therefore when they were come hither, without any delay, on the morrow I sate on the iudgement seate, and cōmanded the man to be brought forth.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A putting off or deferring; procrastination. A lingering; stay; stop. Hinderance for a time.
