ἐξαπορέομαι
exaporéomai · G1820 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to be in utter despair, to despair completely
To be in extreme despair, implying both anxiety and fear
Examples2 Corinthians 1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction which occurred in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
2 Corinthians 4:8 we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
How it’s used In 2 roles
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the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐγώI, we 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὐnot 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἀθυμέω athyméō · G120 · to become discouraged, to be disheartened
- Greek verb meaning to be discouraged or lose heart, semantically very close to ἐξαπορέομαι but typically denotes a lesser degree of despair - discouragement rather than utter desperation
Contrasting words 2 words
- θαρσέω tharséō · G2293 · to be courageous, to have courage, to be bold
- The Greek verb means to be courageous or confident, and is the direct opposite of being in despair or utterly at a loss: assurance versus desperation.
- εὐθυμέω euthyméō · G2114 · to be encouraged, to take courage, to become encouraged
- Greek verb meaning to be cheerful or in good spirits, the opposite emotional state to utter despair - cheerfulness vs. despondency
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To be in utter despair, to despair completely25.237
- This verb describes being reduced to complete hopelessness, used of Paul's account of an affliction in Asia so severe that he and his companions despaired even of life — "we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life" (2 Corinthians 1:8), and of his contrasting testimony that though perplexed, he is never driven to despair — "perplexed, but not despairing" (2 Corinthians 4:8).
Word family 37 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon and (so in the Bible) deponent passive ἐξαπορέομαι, ἐξαποροῦμαι; 1 aorist ἐξηπορήθην; "to…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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