ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ, δυσελπιστουντες
DYSELPISTOUNTES, dyselpistountes
Sounds Like: dys-el-pis-TOON-tes
Translations: despairing, being in despair, those who despair
From the root: ΔΥΣΕΛΠΙΣΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word describes someone who is without hope or in a state of despair. It is a compound word formed from 'δυσ-' (dys-), meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', and 'ἐλπίζω' (elpizo), meaning 'to hope'. Therefore, it literally means 'to hope badly' or 'to have difficulty hoping'. It is used to describe individuals who have given up hope or are in a state of hopelessness.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G1454 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 8:194
From the same root
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