What does διαπορέω (diaporéō) mean in the Bible?
διαπορέω (diaporéō): Mental paralysis from profound confusion; unable to resolve a perplexing situation or make sense of it.
Greek · G1280
διαπορέω
To be thoroughly nonplussed
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διαπορέω G1280
Pronunciation diaporéō
What does διαπορέω (diaporéō) mean in the Bible?
διαπορέω (diaporéō): Mental paralysis from profound confusion; unable to resolve a perplexing situation or make sense of it.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1280?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he was perplexed (1), perplexed (1), they were perplexed (1), was puzzling over (1).
Where does διαπορέω (diaporéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (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 It he was perplexed 1× Luke 9:7
perplexed 1× Acts 2:12
they were perplexed 1× Acts 5:24
was puzzling over 1× Acts 10:17
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 9:7 διηπόρει to he was perplexed Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 2:12 διηπόρουν* to perplexed Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 5:24 διηπόρουν to they were perplexed Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 10:17 διηπόρει to was puzzling over Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 9:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 3
Source forms
διηπόρει 2x diēporei Luke 9:7, Acts 10:17
διηπόρουν 1x diēporoun Acts 5:24
διηπόρουν* 1x diēporoun Acts 2:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Acts 2:12, Acts 5:24
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 9:7, Acts 10:17
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. Mental paralysis from profound confusion; unable to resolve a perplexing situation or make sense of it.
Strong's G1280
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:7–9 Source Gloss
to be thoroughly nonplussed
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Mental paralysis from profound confusion; unable to resolve a perplexing situation or make sense of it.
[in Sm.: Psa.77:5, Dan.2:1 * ;] to be quite at a loss, be in great perplexity: absol., Act.2:12; before διὰ τό, with inf., Luk.9:7; περί, Act.5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Act.10:17.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:7 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διηπόρει, dihporei
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
Read verse Luke 24:4 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
διαπορεῖσθαι diaporeisqai
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
Read verse Acts 2:12 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
διηπόρουν, dihporoun
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
Read verse Acts 5:24 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
διηπόρουν dihporoun
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
Read verse Acts 10:17 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
διηπόρει dihporei
I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Imperfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Imperfect Active Luke 9:7 · Acts 10:17 · Acts 2:12 · Acts 5:24 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 4
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 4
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 9:7–9 διηπόρει diaporéō
Was perplexed
New Testament Witnesses
was perplexed
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
διαπορέω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Indicates ongoing confusion regarding Christ’s identity.
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain