What does ἀπελπίζω (apelpízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπελπίζω (apelpízō) is a Greek word meaning "to despair".
Greek · G560
ἀπελπίζω
To despair
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ἀπελπίζω G560
Pronunciation apelpízō
What does ἀπελπίζω (apelpízō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπελπίζω (apelpízō) is a Greek word meaning "to despair".
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How does the BSB render G560?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include expecting nothing in return (1).
Where does ἀπελπίζω (apelpízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 6:35. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 expecting nothing in return 1× Luke 6:35
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 6:35
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
ἀπελπίζοντες 1x apelpizontes Luke 6:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 6:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to despair
Source Gloss
to despair
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to give up in despair, despair of (Polyb., Diod., LXX).
2to hope to receive from or in return (Field, Notes, 59; Cremer, 712; Soph., Lex., see word): with accusative (M; Pr., 65; MM, see word), Luk.6:35.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:35 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπελπίζοντες· apelpizontev
I despair
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
ἀπελπίζω is built from these roots:
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