Lexical Definition
σχολάζω scholázō (skhol-ad'-zo) be devoted/empty G:V
from σχολή
empty, give self.
- to take a holiday, i.e. be at leisure for (by implication, devote oneself wholly to)
- figuratively, to be vacant (of a house)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σχολάσητε | you may be devoted | 1Cor.7.5 |
| σχολάσατε | Relax | LXX.Ps.46.10 |
| σχολάζουσι | for they are idle | LXX.Exod.5.8 |
| σχολάζοντα | being unoccupied | Matt.12.44 • Luke.11.25 |
| σχολάζετε | You are idle | LXX.Exod.5.17 |
Abbott-Smith
σχολάζω (< σχολή), [in LXX: Ex 5:8, 17, Ps 45 (46):10 (רפה ni., hi.) * ;]
to be at leisure, hence, to have time or opportunity for, to devote oneself to, be occupied in: I Co 7:5; of things, to be unoccupied, empty (Plut., Eur., al.): οἶκος, Mt 12:44, Lk 11:25 (T [WH], R, om.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 5:8 · 5:17 |
| Psalms | 46:10 |
| Matthew | 12:44 |
| Luke | 11:25 |
| 1 Corinthians | 7:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σχολάζω-άζω,
Boeotian dialect σχολάζω-άδδω [Refs]:— to have leisure or spare time, to be at leisure, have nothing to do, σὺ δ᾽ ἢν σχολάζωάσῃς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ τὸ μὴ σχολάζωάζειν ὑπὸ πολέμων because they have no leisure left by the wars, [σχολάζωούμεθα ἵνα σχολάζωάζωμεν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1177b5 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. καλῶς spend one's leisure well, [Refs]: with infinitive, have leisure or time to do a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 loiter, linger, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II σ. ἀπό τινος have rest or respite from a thing, cease from doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ τοῦ Κρώμνου were set free from the operations at K., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III with dative, have leisure, time, or opportunity for a thing, devote one's time to a thing, πάντα τὸν βίον ἐσχόλακεν [ἐν] τούτῳ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σ. φιλοσοφίᾳ, μουσικῇ, etc., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τῇ γῇ, i.e. agriculture, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; so πρὸς ταῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 with dative person, devote oneself to.. , τοῖς φίλοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ στρατηγὸς.. τοῖς διαφέρουσιν ἐσχόλασεν Wilcken [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of students, study, attend lectures, ἐπὶ Παλλαδίῳ [Refs 1st c.BC+]; σ. τινί devote oneself to a master, attend his lectures, σ. Καρνεάδῃ, Ἰσοκράτει,[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; μετ᾽ Ἐπικούρου [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III.3 absolutely, devote oneself to learning: hence, give lectures [σχολάζωή 11), 3rd-2nd c.BC: Apollonius Pergaeus Geometra “Conica” 1 “Praef.”; σ. Ἀθήνησιν 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.95 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; ἐν Λυκείῳ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “Amm.” 1.5, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demosthenes” 5:c.\_accusative\_ \_neuter\_, ἅπερ ἐσχολάζωάσαμεν 2nd c.BC: Demetrius Lacon Philosophus “Herc.” 1013.18 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ περὶ τοῦ τέλους σχολάζωασθέντα lectures upon.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a gladiator, to be master of a school (ludus), εἰς Ἔφεσον [Refs]
__IV of a place, to be vacant, unoccupied, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with dative, to be reserved for, τὸ ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ κορυφῆς μέχρι σελήνης θεοῖς καὶ ἄστροις.. σχολάζωάζει [Refs 2nd c.AD+]