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Koine Greek wordlink #61900

SR GNT Luke 24:4 ἀπορεῖσθαι (aporeisthai) ‘it became at the time to_be perplexing them about this’ Strongs=6390 Lemma=aporeō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle

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Only use of identical word form ἀπορεῖσθαι (V-NPM....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀπορεῖσθαι’ (V-NPM....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be perplexing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘aporeō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘to_be perplexing’, ‘I am perplexing’, ‘he was perplexing’, ‘perplexing’.

Greek words (5) other than ἀπορεῖσθαι (V-NPM....) with a gloss related to ‘perplexing’

YHN 13:22 ἀπορούμενοι (aporoumenoi) V-PPM.NMP ‘one_another the apprentices/followers perplexing about whom he is speaking’ SR GNT Yhn 13:22 word 10

MARK 6:20 ἠπόρει (aʸporei) V-IIA3..S ‘having heard from him much he was perplexing and gladly from him’ SR GNT Mark 6:20 word 21

ACTs 25:20 ἀπορούμενος (aporoumenos) V-PPM.NMS ‘perplexing and I the’ SR GNT Acts 25:20 word 1

2COR 4:8 ἀπορούμενοι (aporoumenoi) V-PPM.NMP ‘but not being crushed perplexing but not despairing’ SR GNT 2Cor 4:8 word 9

GAL 4:20 ἀποροῦμαι (aporoumai) V-IPM1..S ‘voice of me because I am perplexing in you_all’ SR GNT Gal 4:20 word 13

Key: V=verb IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular IPM1..S=indicative,present,middle,1st person singular NPM....=infinitive,present,middle PPM.NMP=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,plural PPM.NMS=participle,present,middle,nominative,masculine,singular