ταλαίπωρος

talaipōros · wretched

Greek word · Strong’s number G5005 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

talaipōros (ταλαίπωρος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wretched”.

Miserable, weighed down.

How to say it

ta·lai·pō·ros

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. Weighed down by suffering, pitiable.

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

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Romans 7:24

    Wretched man that I am. Who will rescue me from this body of death?

  • Revelation 3:17

    For you say, “I am rich, and I have become wealthy, and I have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are the wretched one and pitiable and poor and blind and naked.