ΕΓΚΑΚΕΩ, εγκακεω
EGKAKEŌ, egkakeō
Sounds Like: eng-ka-KEH-oh
Translations: to lose heart, to faint, to grow weary, to be discouraged
From the root: ΕΓΚΑΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to lose heart, to become weary, or to be discouraged. It is often used in the context of not giving up or persevering through difficulties. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'εν' (in) and 'κακός' (bad, evil) or 'κακία' (evil, wickedness), suggesting a state of being 'in evil' or 'in badness' leading to discouragement. It implies a failure of spirit or resolve.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΓΚΑΚΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΓΚΑΚΗΣΗΤΕ — lose heart, grow weary, faint, give up
- ἘΓΚΑΚΟΥΜΕΝ — we lose heart, we grow weary, we faint
- ἘΓΚΑΚΩΜΕΝ — we lose heart, we grow weary, we faint, we become discouraged
- ἘΝΚΑΚΕΙΝ — lose heart, grow weary, faint, give up
- ἘΝΚΑΚΩΜΕΝ — lose heart, grow weary, faint, be discouraged
- ΕΓΚΑΚΗΣΗΤΕ — you may lose heart, you may grow weary, you may faint, you may be discouraged
- ΕΓΚΑΚΙΝ — to lose heart, to faint, to grow weary, to be discouraged
- ΕΓΚΑΚΟΥΜΕ — we lose heart, we grow weary, we faint, we give up
- ΕΓΚΑΚΟΥΜΕΝ — we lose heart, we grow weary, we faint, we become discouraged
- ΕΓΚΑΚΩΜΕΝ — let us lose heart, let us grow weary, let us faint, let us be discouraged
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