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Fainthearted

ὀλιγόψυχοςStrong’s G3642

oligopsuchos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Oligopsuchos is the Greek word usually translated “fainthearted”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”
1 Thessalonians 5:14 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • fainthearted 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Thessalonians 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ὀλιγόψυχος oligopsuchos · fainthearted

    ὀλιγόφυχος, -ον [in LXX: Isa.35:4 (מָהַר ni.), etc. ;] faint-hearted: 1Th.5:14.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    FAINTHEARTED, adjective

    Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed, or yielding to fear.

    1. “Fear not, neither be fainthearted” Isaiah 7:4

    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.