ἈΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΙΣ, ἀμηχανιαις
AMĒCHANIAIS, amēchaniais
Sounds Like: ah-may-khah-nee-A-ees
Translations: helplessness, distress, perplexity, a perplexity, an impossibility, a difficulty
From the root: ΑΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of helplessness, distress, or perplexity, often arising from a lack of resources or options. It describes a situation where one is at a loss as to what to do, facing an insurmountable difficulty or an impossible situation. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (a-, 'not') and 'μηχανή' (mēchanē, 'means, device, contrivance').
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0276 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
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, ΑΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ.
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.
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΜΕΝ — helplessness, perplexity, distress, on the one hand, indeed, truly
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΝ — helplessness, a helplessness, perplexity, distress, difficulty, embarrassment
- ἈΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΣΕἸΣ — of helplessness, of perplexity, of distress, of a lack of resources
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ — perplexity, distress, helplessness, a perplexity, a distress, a helplessness
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΜΕΝ — helplessness, perplexity, distress, difficulty, a difficulty
- ΑΜΗΧΑΝΙΑΣ — of perplexity, of distress, of helplessness, of despair, of being at a loss
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