ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ, ἀπογνωσις
APOGNŌSIS, apognōsis
Sounds Like: ah-pog-NO-sis
Translations: despair, desperation, a despair, a desperation
From the root: ΑΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the state of despair, hopelessness, or giving up all hope. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (apo), meaning 'from' or 'away from', and 'γνῶσις' (gnōsis), meaning 'knowledge' or 'understanding'. In usage, it describes a complete lack of expectation or confidence in a positive outcome, often leading to a sense of helplessness.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, 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, ΑΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΓΝΩΣΕΙ — (to) despair, (to) desperation, (to) hopelessness
- ΑΠΟΓΝΩΣΙΣ — despair, hopelessness, desperation
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