ΔΙΣΤΑΖΕΙΝ, δισταζειν
DISTAZEIN, distazein
Sounds Like: DIS-ta-ZEIN
Translations: to doubt, to waver, to hesitate
From the root: ΔΙΣΤΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive form of the verb 'distazo'. It means to be of two minds, to hesitate, or to doubt. It describes a state of uncertainty or indecision, often implying a lack of faith or conviction. It can be used in sentences where someone is unsure about a course of action or a belief.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G1365 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:53
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΣΤΑΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΔΙΣΤΑΚΤΩΣ — unhesitatingly, without wavering, without doubt, resolutely
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΕΤΕ — you hesitate, you doubt, you waver
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΟΝΤΕΣ — doubting, hesitating, wavering, being in doubt
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΟΥΣΙ — they doubt, they waver, they hesitate
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΟΥΣΙΝ — they doubt, they waver, they hesitate
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΩ — to doubt, to waver, to hesitate, to be uncertain
- ΔΙΣΤΑΖΩΝ — doubting, hesitating, wavering, a doubter, one who doubts
- ΔΙΣΤΑΚΤΩΣ — without wavering, without hesitation, unhesitatingly, doubtlessly
- ΔΙΣΤΑΣΕΙΕΝ — he might doubt, he might waver, he might hesitate
- ΔΙΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ — you will hesitate, you will doubt, you will waver
- ἘΔΙΣΤΑΣΑΝ — they doubted, they wavered, they hesitated
- ἘΔΙΣΤΑΣΑΣ — you doubted, you hesitated
- ΕΔΙΣΤΑΣΑΝ — they doubted, they wavered, they hesitated
- ΕΔΙΣΤΑΣΑΣ — you doubted, you hesitated, you wavered
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