Irksome - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Irksome
[ 1,,G3636, okneros ]shrinking, timid" (from okneo, "to shrink, delay"), is used negatively in Philippians 3:1, RV, "irksome" (AV, "grievous"), i.e., "I do not hesitate;" in Matthew 25:26; Romans 12:11, "slothful." See GRIEVOUS, SLOTHFUL.