bradus describes being slow in response, whether in speaking and anger or in believing what was spoken.

The attested uses chiefly describe restrained responsiveness in speaking and anger; a further use addresses slowness of heart in believing what the prophets spoke.

1. Slow to speak and become angry · dominant

   In James 1:19, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in the instruction that every person be quick to hear and slow in both speaking and anger. The APB renders the clause, "let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger."

   James 1:19
2. Slow of heart to believe · occasional

   In Luke 24:25, the vocative plural masculine form addresses people characterized by slowness of heart in relation to believing all that the prophets spoke. The APB renders the clause, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke."

   Luke 24:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "slow" in both verses, applying it to speaking and anger in James 1:19 and to the heart's believing in Luke 24:25. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a separate English equivalent for each token.