ἈΜΗΧΑΝΟΙ, ἀμηχανοι
AMĒCHANOI, amēchanoi
Sounds Like: ah-MAY-khah-noy
Translations: impossible, impassable, without resource, helpless, unmanageable
From the root: ΑΜΗΧΑΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is impossible to achieve or overcome, or someone who is without resources, helpless, or at a loss. It can refer to a situation that is impassable or unmanageable. For example, a road might be described as 'ἀμήχανος' if it's impossible to travel, or a person might be 'ἀμήχανος' if they are in a desperate situation with no way out.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0275 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:7
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΜΗΧΑΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΑ — impossible, impracticable, unmanageable, helpless, without resources, impossible things, helpless things
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΟΙΣ — impossible, helpless, without resources, at a loss, difficult, insurmountable
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΟΣ — without resources, helpless, impossible, perplexed, at a loss
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΟΥΝΤΩΝ — being at a loss, being perplexed, being without resources, being helpless, of those who are at a loss, of those who are perplexed, of those who are without resources, of those who are helpless
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