verb

diaporamō

Greekδιαπορέω (diaporeō)

Strong’sG1280

I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty

stem diapor-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

perplexed3×greatly perplexed1×

What it means

** δι-απορέω, -ῶ

[in Sm.: Ps 76(77):5, Da 2:1 *;]

to be quite at a loss, be in great perplexity: absol., Ac 2:12; seq. διὰ τό, c. inf., Lk 9:7; περί, Ac 5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Ac 10:17.†

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

Saiddee-ap-or-eh'-o

to be thoroughly nonplussed

Fromfrom G1223 and G639;

King James(be in) doubt, be (much) perplexed.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

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	diaporarōtos	diaporaritos	diaporaratos	diaporarētos

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

diaporstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

diaporate“perplexed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Luke 9:7“perplexed”Akouata de Hērōdos tos tetraarchos teim ginerōteim panteim, kai diaporate dia tem legirō hupo tinoiu hoti Iōannos egeirita ek nekroiu,When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,

Acts 10:17“perplexed”Hōs de en heauto diaporate tos Petros tinem an atoiō tem horamem hem horata, idou tois anērois tois apostelirētois hupo tou Kornēliou dierōtaratois tan oikian tou Simōnou efistanala epi ton pulōnon,While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.

diaporale“perplexed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Acts 2:12“perplexed”existanele de pantois kai diaporale, allos pros allon legarōtois; Tinem thelatō houtem arō?Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

Acts 5:24“greatly perplexed”hōs de akouala toin logoin houtoin tos tē stratēgos teu hiereu kai tois archierevois, diaporale peri autoiu tinem an ginetoia houtem.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.