ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΕΩΣ, ἀπογνωσεως
APOGNŌSEŌS, apognōseōs
Sounds Like: ah-pog-NO-seh-ohs
Translations: of despair, of a despair, of hopelessness, of a hopelessness
From the root: ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of despair or hopelessness. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and 'γνῶσις' (gnosis), meaning 'knowledge' or 'understanding', but in this context, it refers to a 'giving up of knowledge' or 'abandonment of hope'. It describes a complete loss of hope or confidence, often leading to a feeling of utter helplessness. It can be used in sentences to describe the condition or state of someone who has given up all hope.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0615 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΕΣΙΝ — to despair, in despair, of despair, by despair, with despair
- ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΝ — despair, desperation, hopelessness, a despair, a desperation, a hopelessness
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