ἈΠΟΓΝΟΥΣ, ἀπογνους
APOGNOUS, apognous
Sounds Like: ah-pog-NOOS
Translations: despairing, having despaired, giving up, abandoning hope, having given up hope
From the root: ἈΠΟΓΙΓΝΩΣΚΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is an aorist active participle derived from the verb 'ἀπογιγνώσκω', meaning 'to despair' or 'to give up hope'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action performed by the subject, often indicating a preceding action or a state of being. It is used to convey the idea of someone having lost all hope or having abandoned a particular course of action or expectation.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Aorist, Active, Participle
Strong’s number: G0640 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
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