verb
diaporamō
Strong’sG1280
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
stem diapor-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
** δι-απορέω, -ῶ
[in Sm.: Ps 76(77):5, Da 2:1 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1280 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be quite at a loss, to be in doubt or difficulty, τί χρὴ δρᾶν Refs 5th c.BC+: in aorist passive, διηπορήθη Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect passive, διηπορημένος Refs 1st c.AD+:—middle, δ. ὑπ᾽ αἰσχύνης Refs 5th c.BC+
2 to be in want, Refs 4th c.BC+
II go through all the ἀπορίαι, Refs
II.2 commonly only a stronger form of ἀπορέω, raise an ἀπορία, start a difficulty, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, διαπορεῖσθαί τι περί τινος Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be matter of doubt or discussion, Refs 5th c.BC+ a question arises about.., Refs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaporateδιηπόρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | perplexed | 2× |
| diaporaleδιηπόρουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | perplexed | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaporamō | diaporame | diaporami | diaporama | diaporamē | diaporamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaporasō | diaporase | diaporasi | diaporasa | diaporasē | diaporaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaporatō | diaporate2×διηπόρει | diaporati | diaporata | diaporatē | diaporatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diaporanō | diaporane | diaporani | diaporana | diaporanē | diaporanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaporavō | diaporave | diaporavi | diaporava | diaporavē | diaporavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaporalō | diaporale2×διηπόρουν | diaporali | diaporala | diaporalē | diaporalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaporameiō | diaporameia | diaporameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaporaseiō | diaporaseia | diaporaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaporateiō | diaporateia | diaporateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diaporaneiō | diaporaneia | diaporaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaporaveiō | diaporaveia | diaporaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaporaleiō | diaporaleia | diaporaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaporasōr | diaporasar | diaporasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaporatōr | diaporatar | diaporatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaporavōr | diaporavar | diaporavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diaporalōr | diaporalar | diaporalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaporamoiō | diaporamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaporasoiō | diaporasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaporatoiō | diaporatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaporanoiō | diaporanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaporavoiō | diaporavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaporaloiō | diaporaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diaporarō | diaporari | diaporara | diaporarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diaporarōntos | diaporarintos | diaporarantos | diaporarēntos |
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
diapor 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
diaporate“perplexed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 9:7… tos tetraarchos teim genorōnteim panteim, kai diaporate dia tem legorō hupo tinoiu hoti …… all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John …
Acts 10:17“perplexed”Hōs de en heauto diaporate tos Petros tinem an atoiō tem …While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the …
diaporale“perplexed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 2:12ekstēole de pantois kai diaporale, allosos pros alloson legarōntois; Tinem thelatō …Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does …
Acts 5:24“greatly perplexed”… stratēgos teu hiereu kai tois archierevois, diaporale peri autoiu tinem an genetoia houtem.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.