What does διστάζω (distázō) mean in the Bible?
διστάζω (distázō): Doubt manifesting as wavering hesitation between two minds, particularly spiritual uncertainty.
Greek · G1365
διστάζω
To doubt
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διστάζωG1365
Pronunciationdistázō
What does διστάζω (distázō) mean in the Bible?
διστάζω (distázō): Doubt manifesting as wavering hesitation between two minds, particularly spiritual uncertainty.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1365?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include did you doubt (1), doubted (1).
Where does διστάζω (distázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdid you doubt1×Matthew 14:31
doubted1×Matthew 28:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 14:31
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Matthew2
Source forms
ἐδίστασαν1xedistasanMatthew 28:17
ἐδίστασας1xedistasasMatthew 14:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMatthew 14:31
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 28:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Doubt manifesting as wavering hesitation between two minds, particularly spiritual uncertainty.
Strong'sG1365
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to doubt
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:31Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐδίστασας;edistasav
I waver, doubt
Read verseMatthew 28:17Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐδίστασαν.edistasan
I waver, doubt
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 14:31 · Matt 28:172×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
indicative2
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)
Word Origins
διστάζω is built from this root:
δίςG1364