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Be discouraged

ἀθυμέωStrong’s G0120

athumeō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Athumeō is the Greek word usually translated “may become discouraged”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”
Colossians 3:21 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “may become discouraged”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • they may become discouraged 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Colossians 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἀθυμέω athumeō · be discouraged

    ἀθυμέω, -ῶ (ἄ-θυμος, without heart), [in LXX for חרה, etc. ;] to be disheartened: Col.3:21.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.