Greek verb · G639
ἀπορέω
aporeoap-or-eh'-o
be perplexed
6 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aporéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G639is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 5spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G639
to have no way out, i.e. be at a loss (mentally)
The King James renders it: (stand in) doubt, be perplexed.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aporeo is rendered "be perplexed". It stands 6 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- One of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
- The Greek text spells it five different ways.
The first use
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
Mark 6:20ἠπόρει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in six of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Being perplexed2
- being uncertain1
- he was perplexed1
- I am perplexed1
- perplexing1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπορία | aporia | perplexity | Uses1 |
| ἀποῤῥίπτω | aporrhipto | to throw off | Uses1 |
| ἀπορφανίζω | aporphanizo | to orphan | Uses1 |
All 6, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
5 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀπορούμενοι2
- ἀπορεῖσθαι1
- ἀποροῦμαι1
- ἀπορούμενος1
- ἠπόρει1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PMP-NPM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · present middle, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PMI-1S
- verb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PMN
- verb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-PMP-NSM
Mark
one use
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
- ἠπόρειeporeiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was perplexed
Luke
one use
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
- ἀπορεῖσθαιaporeisthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: perplexing
John
one use
The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.
- ἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being uncertain
Acts
one use
Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
- ἀπορούμενοςaporoumenosverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Being perplexed
2 Corinthians
one use
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- ἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being perplexed
Galatians
one use
how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
- ἀποροῦμαιaporoumaiverb · present middle, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am perplexed
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.