διαπορέωdiaporéō

to be quite at a loss, be in great perplexity: absolutely, Acts 2:12; followed by διὰ τό, with infinitive, Luke 9:7; περί, Acts 5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Acts 10:17.

Greek (New Testament) · G1280

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 9:7 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.
  • Acts 2:12 They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other.
  • Acts 5:24 When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
  • Acts 10:17 Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate,

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.