UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: κακόω

Sense 1: to become discouraged, to lose heart, to give up

Semantic entry: 25.288

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Discouragement

Definition: to lose one’s motivation to accomplish some valid goal

Notes: In place of a negative expression such as ‘not to give up,’ it may be better in some languages to use a positive equivalent, for example, ‘to keep on’ or ‘to continue.’

LUK 18:1: RV LUK 18:1 · LV LUK 18:1 · Read together LUK 18:1

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OET-RV LUK 18:1

18 Then he told them another parable about how it’s good to always be praying and not to become discouraged:

OET-LV LUK 18:1

18 And he _was _speaking a_parable to _them, because/for the way it _to _be _fitting always them to _be _praying and to _be_ not _losing _heart

CO2 4:1: RV CO2 4:1 · LV CO2 4:1 · Read together CO2 4:1

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OET-RV CO2 4:1

4 So because we have this ministry as a result of God’s mercy, we’re not discouraged

OET-LV CO2 4:1

4 Because _of this having the service this, as we _were _shown _mercy, not we _are _losing _heart.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 18:1 · LV LUK 18:1 · Read together LUK 18:1

CO2: RV CO2 4:1 · RV CO2 4:16 · LV CO2 4:1 · LV CO2 4:16 · Read together CO2 4:1 · Read together CO2 4:16

GAL: RV GAL 6:9 · LV GAL 6:9 · Read together GAL 6:9

EPH: RV EPH 3:13 · LV EPH 3:13 · Read together EPH 3:13

TH2: RV TH2 3:13 · LV TH2 3:13 · Read together TH2 3:13

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐγκακέω

Form 1

Sense 1: to become discouraged, to lose heart, to give up