What does ἀθυμέω (athyméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀθυμέω (athyméō): Loss of inner courage or resolve; emotional collapse from discouragement rather than external circumstance
Greek · G120
ἀθυμέω
Be discouraged
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ἀθυμέωG120
Pronunciationathyméō
What does ἀθυμέω (athyméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀθυμέω (athyméō): Loss of inner courage or resolve; emotional collapse from discouragement rather than external circumstance
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G120?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include they will not become discouraged (1).
Where does ἀθυμέω (athyméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 3:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey will not become discouraged1×Colossians 3:21
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Usage map
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First aligned rowColossians 3:21
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Colossians1
Source forms
ἀθυμῶσιν1xathymōsinColossians 3:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural1xColossians 3:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Loss of inner courage or resolve; emotional collapse from discouragement rather than external circumstance
Strong'sG120
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
be discouraged
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Loss of inner courage or resolve; emotional collapse from discouragement rather than external circumstance
to be disheartened: Col.3:21.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 3:21Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
ἀθυμῶσιν.aqumwsin
I lose heart
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
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Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Present ActiveCol 3:211×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
subjunctive1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀθυμέω is built from these roots: