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It implies a state of being dispirited or discouraged, where one's enthusiasm or motivation is diminished. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a condition of emotional or spiritual discouragement.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, maintaining courage and spirit was highly valued, especially in the context of facing trials or challenges. The concept of "thumos" was associated with the inner drive or passion that propelled individuals to act with bravery and determination. Thus, "athumeo" would have been understood as a significant emotional state, reflecting a loss of this vital inner drive.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 120: ἀθυμέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀθυμέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ῶ</span>; common among the Greeks from (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>) <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> down; to be <span class="greek2">ἄθυμος</span> (<span class="greek2">θυμός</span>, spirit, courage), <span class="accented">to be disheartened, dispirited, broken in spirit</span>: <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-21.htm">Colossians 3:21</a>. (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/1-6.htm">1 Samuel 1:6</a>f, etc.; Judith 7:22; 1 Macc. 4:27).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be dismayed. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/2372.htm">thumos</a>; to be spiritless, i.e. Disheartened -- be dismayed. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2372.htm">thumos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αθυμήσασι αθυμία αθυμίας αθυμούσαν αθυμωσιν αθυμώσιν ἀθυμῶσιν άθυτόν ηθύμει ηθύμησε μὴ athumosin athumōsin athymosin athymôsin athymōsin athymō̂sin me mē<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-PSA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα μὴ <b>ἀθυμῶσιν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that they will not lose heart.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [to anger], lest <span class="itali">they be discouraged.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that not <span class="itali">they be disheartened</span><p><b><a href="/greek/120.htm">Strong's Greek 120</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_120.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/athumo_sin_120.htm">ἀθυμῶσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/119.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="119"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="119" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/120a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="120a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="120a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>