ἐξαπορέομαιexaporéomai
so in NT, depon.
Greek (New Testament) · G1820
Meanings
passive, to be utterly at a loss, be in despair: absolutely (as Ps, in the passage cited), 2 Corinthians 4:8; τοῦ ζῆν, 2 Corinthians 1:8.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.