Greek · Strong's G1573
ἐκκακέω
ekkakeoek-kak-eh'-o
to be (bad or) weak, i.e. (by implication) to fail (in heart)
1890 spelling: ekkakéō
- ε5
- κ20
- κ20
- α1
- κ20
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 871
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to be (bad or) weak, i.e. (by implication) to fail (in heart)
Rendered in the KJV as
faint, be weary.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ἐγκακεῖν2
- ἐγκακήσητε1
- ἐγκακοῦμεν,1
- ἐγκακοῦμεν·1
- ἐγκακῶμεν·1
How it is rendered · 5
- to lose heart2
- may grow weary1
- we lose heart,1
- we lose heart;1
- we may grow weary;1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person plural2
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-1P · 2
- V-PAN · 2
- V-AAS-2P · 1
- V-PAS-1P · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Corinthians2 of 6 · 33%
- Luke1 of 6 · 17%
- Galatians1 of 6 · 17%
- Ephesians1 of 6 · 17%
- 2 Thessalonians1 of 6 · 17%
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2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 4:1ἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralTherefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.here: we lose heart,
- 2 Corinthians 4:16ἐγκακοῦμεν·egkakoumenverb · present active, statement · 1st person pluralTherefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.here: we lose heart;