verb
exaporomō
Strong’sG1820
I am utterly without resource, am in despair
stem exapor-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
† ἐξ-απορέω, -ῶ
[in LXX, pass., for פּוּן, Ps 87(88):15 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1820 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
strengthened for ἀπορέω, to be in great doubt or difficulty, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, ἀπορούμενοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐ. NT: so in aorist passive ἐξηπορήθην LXX+1st c.BC+; ἐξαπορηθῆναι ἀργυρίον to be without money, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| exaporiraἐξαπορηθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | despaired | 1× |
| exapororōntoisἐξαπορούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | in despair | 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, no occurrences
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 | exaporomō | exaporome | exaporomē | exaporomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporosō | exaporose | exaporosē | exaporoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporotō | exaporote | exaporotē | exaporotelē |
| we 1st person plural | exaporonō | exaporone | exaporonē | exaporonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporovō | exaporove | exaporovē | exaporovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporolō | exaporole | exaporolē | exaporolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaporimi | exaporima |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporisi | exaporisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporiti | exaporita |
| we 1st person plural | exaporini | exaporina |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporivi | exaporiva |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporili | exaporila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaporomeiō | exaporomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporoseiō | exaporoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporoteiō | exaporoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | exaporoneiō | exaporoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporoveiō | exaporoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporoleiō | exaporoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaporimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporiteia |
| we 1st person plural | exaporineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaporosōr | exaporosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporotōr | exaporotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporovōr | exaporovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporolōr | exaporolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | exaporisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporivar |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaporomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | exaporonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | exaporimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | exaporisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | exaporitoia |
| we 1st person plural | exaporinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | exaporivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | exaporiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exapororō | exapororē | ||
| acted on passive voice | exaporiri | exaporira1×ἐξαπορηθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | exapororōntos1× | exapororēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | exaporirintos | exaporirantos |
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
exapor 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
exaporira“despaired”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 1:8… kata huperbolan huper dunamian barina, hōste exaporira nin kai teu zōarō;… ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
exapororōntois“in despair”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:8… alla ouk stenochōrorōntois, apororōntois alla ouk exapororōntois,… but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;