ἀδημονέω

adēmoneō · be distressed

Greek word · Strong’s number G85 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

adēmoneō (ἀδημονέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be distressed”.

Be deeply troubled, distressed.

How to say it

a·dē·mo·ne·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To feel deep anguish.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • distressed ×2
  • troubled ×1

Where it appears

  • Matthew 26:37

    And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and distressed.

  • Mark 14:33

    And he takes Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be greatly distressed and troubled.

  • Philippians 2:26

    since he was longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.