verb
aporomō
Strong’sG639
I am in difficulties, am at my wits end
stem apor-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἀπορέω, -ῶ
(< ἄπορος, ἀ- neg., πόρος, a way, resource), [in LXX for צרר, מוּךְ, etc.;]
SYN.: διαπορέω, διακρίνομαι, διστάζω, μετεωρίζομαι (v. DCG, i, 491).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G639 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
B Laconian dialect 1st pers.plural ἀπορίομεςRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἠπόρησαRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἠπόρηκαRefs 5th c.BC+ —passive, future ἀπορηθήσομαι (συν-) Refs 2nd c.AD+, but middle in passive sense ἀπορήσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+aorist ἠπορήθην, perfect ἠπόρημαι, both in active and passive sense (see. below):—to be ἄπορος, i. e. without means or resource: hence,
B.1 to be at a loss, be in doubt, be puzzled, mostly followed by relative clause, ἀ. ὅκως διαβήσεταιRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. ὅπῃ, ὁπόθεν, ὅποι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. μή.. fear lest.., Refs 5th c.BC+ to be at a loss about his march, how to cross, Refs 5th c.BC+ to be at a loss about it, Refs 5th c.BC+: also with infinitive, to be at a loss how to do, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀπορήσας without hesitation, Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle used like active, Refs 5th c.BC+: so in aorist passive, πολλὰ.. ἀπορηθείςRefs 4th c.BC+
B.2 in Dialectic, start a question, raise a difficulty, ἀπορία ἣν ἀπορεῖςRefs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τὸ ἀπορούμενον, τὸ ἀπορηθέν, the difficulty just started, the puzzle before us, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπορεῖται there is a question or difficulty, πότερον..Refs
B.3 passive, of things, to be left wanting, left unprovided for, τῶν δεομένων γίγνεσθαι οὐδὲν ἀπορεῖταιRefs 5th c.BC+; to fail, turn out a failure, opposed to εὐπορεῖσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II with genitive of things, to be at a loss for, in want of, ἀπορεῖς δὲ τοῦ σ;Refs 5th c.BC+; τροφῆςRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs
B.III ἀ. τινί to be at a loss by reason of, by means of something, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV to be in want, be poor, opposed to εὐπορέω, in middle, ὅταν ἀπορῆταί τιςRefs 4th c.BC+, but active, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to πλουτέω, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ἄνθρωπος ἠπορημένοςRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aporomōἀποροῦμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | perplexed | 1× |
| aporateἠπόρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | perplexed | 1× |
| apororōἀπορεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | perplexed | 1× |
| apororōntosἀπορούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | at a loss | 1× |
| apororōntoisἀπορούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | uncertain | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporamō | aporame | aporami | aporama | aporamē | aporamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aporasō | aporase | aporasi | aporasa | aporasē | aporaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporatō | aporate1×ἠπόρει | aporati | aporata | aporatē | aporatelē |
| we 1st person plural | aporanō | aporane | aporani | aporana | aporanē | aporanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporavō | aporave | aporavi | aporava | aporavē | aporavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aporalō | aporale | aporali | aporala | aporalē | aporalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporomō1×ἀποροῦμαι | aporome | aporomē | aporomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aporosō | aporose | aporosē | aporoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporotō | aporote | aporotē | aporotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aporonō | aporone | aporonē | aporonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporovō | aporove | aporovē | aporovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aporolō | aporole | aporolē | aporolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporameiō | aporameia | aporameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aporaseiō | aporaseia | aporaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporateiō | aporateia | aporateiē |
| we 1st person plural | aporaneiō | aporaneia | aporaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporaveiō | aporaveia | aporaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aporaleiō | aporaleia | aporaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporomeiō | aporomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aporoseiō | aporoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporoteiō | aporoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aporoneiō | aporoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporoveiō | aporoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aporoleiō | aporoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aporasōr | aporasar | aporasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporatōr | aporatar | aporatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporavōr | aporavar | aporavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aporalōr | aporalar | aporalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aporosōr | aporosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporotōr | aporotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporovōr | aporovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aporolōr | aporolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporamoiō | aporamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aporasoiō | aporasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporatoiō | aporatoia |
| we 1st person plural | aporanoiō | aporanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporavoiō | aporavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aporaloiō | aporaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aporomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aporosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aporotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aporonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aporovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aporoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | aporarō | aporari | aporara | aporarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apororō1×ἀπορεῖσθαι | apororē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | aporarōntos | aporarintos | aporarantos | aporarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | apororōntos3×ἀπορούμενος | apororēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apor is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
aporomō“perplexed”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 4:20… kai allaxara tan fōnan mu, hoti aporomō en vi.… change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.
aporate“perplexed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 6:20… suntērate auton, kai akouarantos autou polleim aporate, kai hēdeōs autou akouate.… heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
apororō“perplexed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 24:4“perplexed”kai geneta en te apororō autain peri houteu kai idou androis …While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant …
apororōntos“at a loss”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 25:20apororōntos de mis tan peri houteiu zētēsian …Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these …
apororōntois“uncertain”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine2×
John 13:22“uncertain”blepale eis allēloin tois mathētois apororōntois peri tinou legatō.The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He …
2 Corinthians 4:8en pante thliborōntois alla ouk stenochōrorōntois, apororōntois alla ouk exapororōntois,… on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;