Wretched
ταλαίπωροςStrong’s G5005talaipōros
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Talaipōros is the Greek word usually translated “o wretched” and “wretched”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
Meaning
Usually translated “o wretched” and “wretched”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- o wretched 1
- wretched 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ταλαίπωρος talaipōros · wretched
ταλαίωρος, -ον [in LXX: Psa.137:8 (שָׁדַד), Isa.33:1 (ποιεῖν τ., שָׁדַד), Tob.13:10, Wis.3:11, al. ;] distressed, miserable, wretched: Rom.7:24, Rev.3:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wretched” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WRETCHED, adjective
- Very miserable; sunk into deep affliction or distress, either from want, anxiety or grief.
- Calamitous; very afflicting; as the wretched condition of slaves in Algiers.
- Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; as a wretched poem; a wretched cabin.
- Despicable; hatefully vile and contemptible.
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.