Strong G640ἀπορία
perplexity
- Transliteration
- aporia
- Pronunciation
- ap-or-ee'-a
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From the same as G639; a (state of) quandary: - perplexity.
Detailed definition
ἀπορία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀπορέω), [in LXX for בֶּהָלָה, etc.;]
perplexity: Luk.21:25 (MM, see word; on the construction, see Field, Notes, 74 f.).†
(AS)
(ἀπορέω), [in LXX for בֶּהָלָה, etc.;]
perplexity: Luk.21:25 (MM, see word; on the construction, see Field, Notes, 74 f.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G640 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- perplexity1
First verses
- Luke 21:25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπορία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (ἄπορος) being ἄπορος: hence,
I of places, difficulty of passing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.6.10.)]
II of things, difficulty, straits, in singular and plural, ἐς ἀπορίην πολλὴν ἀπιγμένος, ἀπειλημένος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.79, 2.141)]; ἐν ἀπορίῃ or ἐν ἀποίῃσι ἔχεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 9.98, 4.131, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.66; ἀπορίῃσιν ἐνείχετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.190; ἀπορίην ἐρωτηθέντι παρασχεῖν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 13, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.1)]; ἀπορια τελέθει, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.105, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 788c; εἰς φρέατα καὶ πᾶσαν ἀ. ἐμπίπτων [prev. author] “Tht.” 174c: with _genitive_ _of things_, ἀ. τοῦ μὴ γινώσκειν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 1)]; ἀ. τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν impossibility of keeping quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49; ἀ. τῆς προσορμίσεως [prev. author] 4.10; ἀ. τοῦ ἀνακαθαίρεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 678d.)]
II.2 not providing a thing, [Refs ([prev. author] “Men.” 78e.)]
III of persons, difficulty of dealing with or getting at, τῶν Σκυθέων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.83; τοῦ ἀποκτείναντος 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.2.)]
III.2 being at a loss, embarrassment, perplexity, ἀ. τοῦ δυστυχεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 971, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.44, 75, etc.; ἀ. ἐν τῷ λόγῷ συμβᾶσα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.41)]; distress, discomfort, in illness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.42, 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 2.5: hence _metaphorically_, ὠδίνουσι καὶ ἀπορίας ἐμπίμπλανται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 151a.)]
III.3 ἀ. τινός lack of a person or thing, σοφῶν ἀνδρῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 806)]; τροφῆς, χρημάτων, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.11, 7.48)]; ἀπώλλυντο.. ἀπορίᾳ τοῦ θεραπεύοντος for want of one to attend to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.51; ἀ. λόγων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 38d)]; ἀ. πλοίων shortage of ships, [Refs (“CPHerm.” 6.10)]: absolutely, need, poverty, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.123; ἀ. καὶ πενία 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.144)]; opposed to εὐπορία, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1279b27: in _plural_, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.146.)]
IV in Dialectic, question for discussion, difficulty, puzzle, ἀπορίᾳ σχόμενος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 321c)]; ἀ. ἣν ἀπορεῖς[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 324d; ἡ ἀ. ἰσότης ἐναντίων λογισμῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 145b1, +others; ἔχει ἀπορίαν περί τινος [prev. author] “Pol.” 1285b28; αἱ μὲν οὖν ἀ. τοιαῦταί τινες συμβαίνουσιν [prev. author] “EN” 1146b6; οὐδεμίαν ποιήσει ἀ. [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1085a27)]; ἀ. λύειν, διαλύειν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. author] “MM” 1201b1, “Metaphorical” 1062b31; ἀπορίᾳ ἀπορίαν λύειν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.37.)]
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (ἄπορος) being ἄπορος: hence,
I of places, difficulty of passing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.6.10.)]
II of things, difficulty, straits, in singular and plural, ἐς ἀπορίην πολλὴν ἀπιγμένος, ἀπειλημένος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.79, 2.141)]; ἐν ἀπορίῃ or ἐν ἀποίῃσι ἔχεσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 9.98, 4.131, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.66; ἀπορίῃσιν ἐνείχετο 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.190; ἀπορίην ἐρωτηθέντι παρασχεῖν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 13, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.1)]; ἀπορια τελέθει, with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.105, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 788c; εἰς φρέατα καὶ πᾶσαν ἀ. ἐμπίπτων [prev. author] “Tht.” 174c: with _genitive_ _of things_, ἀ. τοῦ μὴ γινώσκειν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἱερῆς νούσου” 1)]; ἀ. τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν impossibility of keeping quiet, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.49; ἀ. τῆς προσορμίσεως [prev. author] 4.10; ἀ. τοῦ ἀνακαθαίρεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 678d.)]
II.2 not providing a thing, [Refs ([prev. author] “Men.” 78e.)]
III of persons, difficulty of dealing with or getting at, τῶν Σκυθέων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.83; τοῦ ἀποκτείναντος 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.2.)]
III.2 being at a loss, embarrassment, perplexity, ἀ. τοῦ δυστυχεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 971, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.44, 75, etc.; ἀ. ἐν τῷ λόγῷ συμβᾶσα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.41)]; distress, discomfort, in illness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 5.42, 2nd c.AD: Aretaeus Medicus “περὶ αἰτιῶν καὶ σημείων ὀξέων παθῶν” 2.5: hence _metaphorically_, ὠδίνουσι καὶ ἀπορίας ἐμπίμπλανται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 151a.)]
III.3 ἀ. τινός lack of a person or thing, σοφῶν ἀνδρῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 806)]; τροφῆς, χρημάτων, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.11, 7.48)]; ἀπώλλυντο.. ἀπορίᾳ τοῦ θεραπεύοντος for want of one to attend to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 2.51; ἀ. λόγων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 38d)]; ἀ. πλοίων shortage of ships, [Refs (“CPHerm.” 6.10)]: absolutely, need, poverty, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.123; ἀ. καὶ πενία 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.144)]; opposed to εὐπορία, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1279b27: in _plural_, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.146.)]
IV in Dialectic, question for discussion, difficulty, puzzle, ἀπορίᾳ σχόμενος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 321c)]; ἀ. ἣν ἀπορεῖς[Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 324d; ἡ ἀ. ἰσότης ἐναντίων λογισμῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 145b1, +others; ἔχει ἀπορίαν περί τινος [prev. author] “Pol.” 1285b28; αἱ μὲν οὖν ἀ. τοιαῦταί τινες συμβαίνουσιν [prev. author] “EN” 1146b6; οὐδεμίαν ποιήσει ἀ. [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1085a27)]; ἀ. λύειν, διαλύειν, [Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. author] “MM” 1201b1, “Metaphorical” 1062b31; ἀπορίᾳ ἀπορίαν λύειν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.37.)]