Be perplexed
διαπορέωStrong’s G1280diaporeō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diaporeō is the Greek word usually translated “was perplexed” and “were perplexed”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;”
Meaning
Usually translated “was perplexed” and “were perplexed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was perplexed 2
- they were perplexed 1
- were perplexed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 2:12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
- Acts 5:24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
- Acts 10:17Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,
Greek dictionary
διαπορέω diaporeō · be perplexed
δι-απορέω, -ῶ [in Sm.: Psa.77:5, Dan.2:1 * ;] to be quite at a loss, be in great perplexity: absol., Act.2:12; before διὰ τό, with inf., Luk.9:7; περί, Act.5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Act.10:17.† (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.