verb
distazamō
Greekδιστάζω (distazō)
Strong’sG1365
I waver, doubt
stem distaz-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* διστάζω
(< δίς),
SYN.: ἀπορέω, διαπορέω, διακρίνομαι, 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 G1365 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddis-tad'-zo
properly, to duplicate, i.e. (mentally) to waver (in opinion)
Fromfrom G1364;
King Jamesdoubt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| distazasaἐδίστασας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | doubt | 1× |
| distazalaἐδίστασαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | doubted | 1× |
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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | distazamō | distazame | distazami | distazama | distazamē | distazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | distazasō | distazase | distazasi | distazasa1×ἐδίστασας | distazasē | distazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | distazatō | distazate | distazati | distazata | distazatē | distazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | distazanō | distazane | distazani | distazana | distazanē | distazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | distazavō | distazave | distazavi | distazava | distazavē | distazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | distazalō | distazale | distazali | distazala1×ἐδίστασαν | distazalē | distazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | distazameiō | distazameia | distazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | distazaseiō | distazaseia | distazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | distazateiō | distazateia | distazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | distazaneiō | distazaneia | distazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | distazaveiō | distazaveia | distazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | distazaleiō | distazaleia | distazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | distazasōr | distazasar | distazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | distazatōr | distazatar | distazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | distazavōr | distazavar | distazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | distazalōr | distazalar | distazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | distazamoiō | distazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | distazasoiō | distazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | distazatoiō | distazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | distazanoiō | distazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | distazavoiō | distazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | distazaloiō | distazaloia |
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 | distazarō | distazari | distazara | distazarē |
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 | distazarōtos | distazaritos | distazaratos | distazarētos |
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
distaz 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
distazasa“doubt”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 14:31“doubt”eutheōs de tos Iēsus ekteinaratos tan cheiran epilambeta autou kai legatō auto; Oligopistor, eis tinem distazasa?Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
distazala“doubted”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 28:17“doubted”kai horaratois auton proskunala, tois de distazala.When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.