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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 640. ἀπορία (aporia) -- Perplexity, confusion, state of being at a loss</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/640.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/12-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/640.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 640</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/639.htm" title="639">◄</a> 640. aporia <a href="../greek/641.htm" title="641">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aporia: Perplexity, confusion, state of being at a loss</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀπορία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aporia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-po-REE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-or-ee'-a)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Perplexity, confusion, state of being at a loss<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>perplexity, anxiety, doubt.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἀπορέω (aporeo), meaning "to be at a loss" or "to be perplexed."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aporia," similar concepts of confusion or perplexity can be found in Hebrew words like תּוּהוּ (tohu, Strong's H8414) meaning "formlessness" or "confusion," and מְבוּכָה (mevukah, Strong's H4006) meaning "perplexity" or "confusion."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "aporia" refers to a state of perplexity or confusion, often indicating a situation where one is at a loss for a solution or way forward. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a condition of being bewildered or in doubt, reflecting a lack of understanding or clarity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of "aporia" was often associated with philosophical discourse, where it described a state of puzzlement or impasse in reasoning. This term was used by philosophers like Socrates to describe moments when individuals recognized their own ignorance, prompting further inquiry and reflection. In the biblical context, "aporia" captures the human experience of confusion and the need for divine guidance and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/639.htm">aporeó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perplexity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>perplexity (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 640: ἀπορία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀπορία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀποριας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀπορέω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">the state of one who is</span> <span class="greek2">ἄπορος</span>, <span class="accented">perplexity</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25</a>. (Often in Greek writings from (<span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> and) <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>.)<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>perplexity. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/639.htm">aporeo</a>; a (state of) quandary -- perplexity. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/639.htm">aporeo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απερρύη απορια αποριά απορία ἀπορίᾳ απορίαν απορραγήσεται απορρήξει απορρήξουσι απορρυήσεται aporia aporíāi<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/luke/21-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐθνῶν ἐν <b>ἀπορίᾳ</b> ἠχοῦς θαλάσσης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> among nations, <span class="itali">in perplexity</span> at the roaring<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">perplexity;</span> the sea<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Gentiles with <span class="itali">perplexity</span> roaring of [the] sea<p><b><a href="/greek/640.htm">Strong's Greek 640</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_640.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aporia_640.htm">ἀπορίᾳ — 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/639.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="639"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="639" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/641.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="641"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="641" /></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>