Strong's Lexicon
G640
G640 — ἀπορία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G640 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπορία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4198 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aporia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-or-ee'-a |
| Meaning: | 1. a (state of) quandary |
| KJV Renderings: | perplexity |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπορία, ἀποριας, ἡ (ἀπορέω, which see), the state of one who is ἄπορος, perplexity: Luk 21:25. (Often in Greek writings from (Pindar and) Herodotus down; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπορία (perplexity)
Luke 21:25
- KJV: And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity the sea and the waves roaring
- GK: και έσται σημεία εν ηλίω και σελήνη και άστροις και επί της γης συνοχή εθνών εν απορία ηχούσης θαλάσσης και σάλου