Original Word: διαπορέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diaporeó
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ap-or-eh'-o)
Definition: to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
Usage: I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty; I am at a loss.

1280 diaporéō (from 1223 /diá "thoroughly," which intensifies 639 /aporéō, "no way out") – properly, totally perplexed because having no solution ("way out"). 1280 /diaporéō ("deeply perplexed") refers to "one who goes through the whole list of possible ways, and finds no way out. Hence, 'to be in perplexity'" (WS, 174).

Word Origin
from dia and aporeó
Definition
to be greatly perplexed or at a loss
NASB Translation
great perplexity (1), greatly perplexed (3).

STRONGS NT 1280: διαπορέω

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.)

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

διαπορείσθαι διηπορει διηπόρει διηπόρουν διηπορουντο διηποροῦντο dieporei diepórei diēporei diēpórei dieporoun diepóroun diēporoun diēpóroun

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