ἐξαπορέομαι
exaporeomai · despair
Greek word · Strong’s number G1820 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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exaporeomai (ἐξαπορέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “despair”.
Lose all hope, see no way out at all.
How to say it
e·xa·po·re·o·mai
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
- To be at a dead end, seeing no way forward.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- despair ×1
- despaired ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 1:8
For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that came about in Asia: that we were weighed down utterly, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;