ἀπορία aporia · G0640
perplexity
ἀπορία, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπορέω), [in LXX for בֶּהָלָה, etc. ; ] ; perplexity: Luk.21:25 (MM, see word; on the construction, see Field, Notes, 74 f.).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀπορία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (ἄπορος) being ἄπορος: hence, ; I of places, difficulty of passing, []; II of things, difficulty, straits, in singular and plural, ἐς ἀπορίην πολλὴν ἀπιγμένος, ἀπειλημένος, []; ἐν ἀπορίῃ or ἐν ἀποίῃσι ἔχεσθαι, []; ἀπορια τελέθει, with infinitive, []; ἀ. τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν impossibility of keeping quiet, []; II.2 not providing a thing, []; III of persons, difficulty of dealing with or getting at, τῶν Σκυθέων[]; III.2 being at a loss, embarrassment, perplexity, ἀ. …
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G0640; TFLSJ G0640
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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