Strong’s G639 · Greek

ἀπορέω
aporéō

Definition

to have no way out, i.e. be at a loss (mentally)

Etymology

from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and the base of G4198 (πορεύομαι);

Where the KJV renders it

  • (stand in) doubt
  • be perplexed

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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