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To doubt

διστάζωStrong’s G1365

distazō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Distazō is the Greek word usually translated “did you doubt” and “doubted”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?”
Matthew 14:31 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “did you doubt” and “doubted”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • did you doubt 1
  • doubted 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

διστάζω distazō · to doubt

διστάζω (δίς), to doubt, hesitate: Mat.14:31 28:17.† SYN.: ἀπορέω, διαπορέω, διακρίνομαι, μετεωρίζομαι (see DCG, i, 491) (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “doubt” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DOUBT, verb intransitive

dout. [Latin, G.]

  1. To waver or fluctuate in opinion; to hesitate; to be in suspense; to be in uncertainty; to be in suspense; to be in uncertainty, respecting the truth or fact; to be undetermined.
  2. To fear; to be apprehensive; to suspect.
All definitions and other forms of “doubt”

    DOUBT, verb transitive

    dout.

    1. To question, or hold questionable; to withhold assent from; to hesitate to believe; as, I have heard the story, but I doubt the truth of it.
    2. To fear; to suspect.
    3. To distrust; to withhold confidence from; as, to doubt our ability to execute an office.
    4. To fill with fear.

    DOUBT, noun

    Dout.

    1. A fluctuation of mind respecting truth or propriety, arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of mind; suspense; unsettled state of opinion; as, to have doubts respecting the theory of the tides.“Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces” Genesis 37:33
    2. Uncertainty of condition.“Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee” Deuteronomy 28:66
    3. Suspicion; fear; apprehension.“I stand in doubt of you” Galatians 4:20
    4. Difficulty objected.
    5. Dread; horror and danger.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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