King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1280
Transliteration: diaporeō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ap-or-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
Meaning: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
διαπορέω: διαπόρω imperfect διηπόρουν; middle (present infinitive διαπορεῖσθαι (Luke 24:4 R G)); imperfect διηπορουμην (Acts 2:12 T Tr WH); in the Greek Bible only in (Daniel 2:3 Symm. and) Luke; properly, thoroughly (δ῾ιἀαπορέω (which see), to be entirely at a loss, to be in perplexity: absolutely Acts 2:12; followed by διά τό with an infinitive Luke 9:7; περί τίνος, Luke 24:4 (here the middle is to be at a loss with oneself, for which L T Tr WH read the simple ἀπορεῖσθαι); Acts 5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ followed by indirect discourse, Acts 10:17. (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Diodorus, Philo, Plutarch, others.)
Word Summary
diaporeō: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
Original Word: διαπορέωTransliteration: diaporeō
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ap-or-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
Meaning: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
Strong's Concordance
be in doubt, be perplexed. From dia and aporeo; to be thoroughly nonplussed -- (be in) doubt, be (much) perplexed.
see GREEK dia
see GREEK aporeo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1280: διαπορέωδιαπορέω: διαπόρω imperfect διηπόρουν; middle (present infinitive διαπορεῖσθαι (Luke 24:4 R G)); imperfect διηπορουμην (Acts 2:12 T Tr WH); in the Greek Bible only in (Daniel 2:3 Symm. and) Luke; properly, thoroughly (δ῾ιἀαπορέω (which see), to be entirely at a loss, to be in perplexity: absolutely Acts 2:12; followed by διά τό with an infinitive Luke 9:7; περί τίνος, Luke 24:4 (here the middle is to be at a loss with oneself, for which L T Tr WH read the simple ἀπορεῖσθαι); Acts 5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ followed by indirect discourse, Acts 10:17. (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Diodorus, Philo, Plutarch, others.)