1573. ekkakeó
Strong's Lexicon
ekkakeó: To lose heart, to become weary, to faint

Original Word: ἐκκακέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ekkakeó
Pronunciation: ek-kak-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-kak-eh'-o)
Definition: To lose heart, to become weary, to faint
Meaning: I am faint, am weary.

Word Origin: From the combination of ἐκ (ek, meaning "out of") and κακός (kakos, meaning "bad" or "evil").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐκκακέω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like יָגַע (yaga, Strong's H3021), meaning "to be weary," and רָפָה (raphah, Strong's H7503), meaning "to let go" or "to relax."

Usage: The verb ἐκκακέω is used in the New Testament to describe a state of losing heart or becoming discouraged, particularly in the context of enduring trials or continuing in good works. It conveys the idea of growing weary to the point of giving up. This term is often used to encourage believers to persevere in their faith and actions despite challenges.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, perseverance was a valued trait, especially in the face of adversity. The early Christian community, often facing persecution and hardship, would have found encouragement in exhortations not to lose heart. The concept of endurance was not only a personal virtue but also a communal necessity for the survival and growth of the early Church.

HELPS Word-studies

1573 ekkakéō (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2556 /kakós, "inwardly bad") – properly, to be negatively influenced with the outcome of experiencing inner weariness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
variant reading for egkakeó, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1573: ἐκκακέω

ἐκκακέω, ἐκκάκω; (1 aorist ἐξεκάκησα); (κακός); to be utterly spiritless, to be wearied out, exhausted; see ἐγκακέω (cf. Winers Grammar, 25).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
faint, be weary.

From ek and kakos; to be (bad or) weak, i.e. (by implication) to fail (in heart) -- faint, be weary.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK kakos

Forms and Transliterations
ἐγκακεῖν ἐγκακήσητε εγκακουμεν ἐγκακοῦμεν ἐγκακῶμεν εκκακείν εκκακήσητε εκκακούμεν εκκακώμεν εκκενούτε εκκενωθέν εκκενώσουσι εκκενώσω ενκακειν ἐνκακεῖν ενκακησητε ἐνκακήσητε ενκακωμεν ἐνκακῶμεν εξεκαλούντο εξεκενώθη εξεκένωσαν εξεκένωσας εξεκένωσε enkakein en'kakeîn enkakesete enkakēsēte en'kakḗsete en'kakḗsēte enkakomen en'kakômen enkakōmen en'kakō̂men enkakoumen enkakoûmen
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 18:1 V-PNA
GRK: καὶ μὴ ἐνκακεῖν
KJV: and not to faint;
INT: and not to faint

2 Corinthians 4:1 V-PIA-1P
GRK: ἠλεήθημεν οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν
KJV: we have received mercy, we faint not;
INT: we received mercy not we faint

2 Corinthians 4:16 V-PIA-1P
GRK: Διὸ οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν ἀλλ' εἰ
KJV: For which cause we faint not; but
INT: Therefore not we faint but if

Galatians 6:9 V-PSA-1P
GRK: ποιοῦντες μὴ ἐνκακῶμεν καιρῷ γὰρ
KJV: let us not be weary in well doing:
INT: doing not we should lose heart in time indeed

Ephesians 3:13 V-PNA
GRK: αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐνκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς
KJV: I desire that ye faint not
INT: I implore [you] not to faint at the

2 Thessalonians 3:13 V-ASA-2P
GRK: ἀδελφοί μὴ ἐνκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες
KJV: be not weary in well doing.
INT: brothers not do lose heart [in] well-doing

Strong's Greek 1573
6 Occurrences


ἐνκακήσητε — 1 Occ.
ἐνκακεῖν — 2 Occ.
ἐνκακῶμεν — 1 Occ.
ἐγκακοῦμεν — 2 Occ.

















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