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ἀπορέω

Be perplexed

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ἀπορέω G639
Pronunciation aporéō

What does ἀπορέω (aporéō) mean in the Bible?

ἀπορέω (aporéō) is a Greek word meaning "be perplexed". ἀπορέω, -ῶ (ἄπορος, ἀ- neg.

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Meaning

be perplexed
Extended definition

To be at a loss or blocked—lacking a way forward mentally or practically.

(ἄπορος, ἀ- neg., πόρος, a way, resource), [in LXX for צָרַר, מוּךְ, etc. ;] to be at a loss, be perplexed: absol., Mrk.6:20 (ἐποίει, R, mg.); mid., be in doubt: absol., 2Co.4:8; with accusative, Act.25:20; before περί, Luk.24:4; ἐν, Gal.4:20; περὶ τίνος λέγει, Jhn.13:22.

Synonymsδιαπορέω, διακρίνομαι, διστάζω, μετεωρίζομαι (see DCG, i, 491)
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Imperfect
Voices
Middle Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Middle John 13:22 · 2 Cor 4:8 · Acts 25:20 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:20 1×
Present Middle Gal 4:20 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Middle Luke 24:4 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 background 1 infinitive 1 participle 3
Tense
present 5 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 5 active 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 6:20 ἠπόρει imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:4 ἀπορεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive John 13:22 ἀπορούμενοι present middle participle participle Acts 25:20 ἀπορούμενος present middle participle participle 2 Corinthians 4:8 ἀπορούμενοι present middle participle participle Galatians 4:20 ἀποροῦμαι present middle indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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