ΑΠΟΡΙΑ, απορια
APORIA, aporia
Sounds Like: ah-po-REE-ah
Translations: perplexity, distress, difficulty, a perplexity, a distress, a difficulty
From the root: ΑΠΟΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being at a loss, without resources, or in great difficulty. It can describe a situation of perplexity or distress, often implying a lack of a clear path or solution. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'α-' (alpha privative, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'πορος' (poros, meaning 'passage' or 'resource').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G639 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΟΡΙΑ.
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.
- ἈΠΟΡΙΑΙΣ — (to) perplexity, (to) difficulty, (to) distress, (to) embarrassment, (to) doubt, (to) lack of resources
- ἈΠΟΡΙΑΝ — perplexity, a perplexity, distress, a distress, difficulty, a difficulty, embarrassment, an embarrassment, want, a want, lack, a lack
- ἈΠΟΡΙΑΣ — of perplexity, of difficulty, of distress, of want, of lack
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