ἈΜΗΧΑΝΩ, ἀμηχανω
AMĒCHANŌ, amēchanō
Sounds Like: ah-may-kha-NOH
Translations: I am at a loss, I am helpless, I am perplexed, I am without resources, I am in despair
From the root: ΑΜΗΧΑΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the state of being without means or resources, leading to helplessness, perplexity, or despair. It is used to express a lack of ability to find a way out of a difficult situation or to know what to do. For example, one might say 'I am at a loss as to what to do' or 'He was helpless in the face of the problem.'
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G0279 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 10:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΜΗΧΑΝΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΗΣΑΣ — being at a loss, being perplexed, being helpless, having been at a loss, having been perplexed, having been helpless
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΟΥΝ — being at a loss, being perplexed, being helpless, being without resources, being in distress
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — being at a loss, being perplexed, being helpless, being without resource, being in distress
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΕΙΝ — to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be without resources, to be helpless
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΕΩ — to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be without resources, to be helpless, to be in despair
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΟΥΝΤΑΣ — being at a loss, being perplexed, being without resources, being helpless, being in distress
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