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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: 1365. διστάζω (distazo) -- To doubt, to waver</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1365.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/romans/3-22.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/1365.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> > 1365</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/1364.htm" title="1364">◄</a> 1365. distazo <a href="../greek/1365a.htm" title="1365a">►</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">distazo: To doubt, to waver</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">διστάζω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>distazo<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dis-tad'-zo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dis-tad'-zo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To doubt, to waver<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I waver, doubt, hesitate.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From a presumed compound of δίς (dis, meaning "twice" or "double") and a form of στάζω (stazo, meaning "to stand")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "distazo," the concept of doubt can be related to Hebrew words like "סָפַק" (saphak, meaning "to doubt" or "to hesitate") and "מָהַר" (mahar, meaning "to delay" or "to hesitate").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "distazo" primarily conveys the idea of wavering or doubting. It suggests a state of uncertainty or hesitation, often in the context of faith or belief. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a lack of firm conviction or trust, particularly in relation to God's promises or Jesus' power.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of doubt was often associated with a lack of resolve or decisiveness. In the context of early Christianity, faith was a central tenet, and doubt was seen as a challenge to the believer's relationship with God. The early church emphasized the importance of unwavering faith, drawing from Jewish traditions that valued trust in God's covenantal promises.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1365</b> <i>distázō</i> (from <a href="/greek/1364.htm">1364</a> <i>/dís</i>, "two, double" and <a href="/greek/4714.htm">4714</a> <i>/stásis</i>, "stance, standing") – properly, going two ways, shifting between positions; choosing "a double-stance" and hence <i>vacillate</i> (waver); (figuratively) <i>uncertain at a crossroad</i> because refusing to choose <i>one</i> way over the other – "wanting to have our cake and eat it too"; to halt between two opinions (views, beliefs).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1365: διστάζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">διστάζω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐδίστασα</span> (<span class="greek2">δίς</span>); <span class="accented">to doubt, waver</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-31.htm">Matthew 14:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-17.htm">Matthew 28:17</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<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>doubt. <p>From <a href="/greek/1364.htm">dis</a>; properly, to duplicate, i.e. (mentally) to waver (in opinion) -- doubt. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1364.htm">dis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εδιστασαν εδίστασαν ἐδίστασαν εδιστασας εδίστασας ἐδίστασας edistasan edístasan edistasas edístasas<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/matthew/14-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 14:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-AIA-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τί <b>ἐδίστασας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> why <span class="itali">did you doubt?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wherefore <span class="itali">didst thou doubt?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of why <span class="itali">did you doubt</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 28:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἱ δὲ <b>ἐδίστασαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [Him]; but some <span class="itali">were doubtful.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him: but <span class="itali">some doubted.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> some however <span class="itali">doubted</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1365.htm">Strong's Greek 1365</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1365.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/edistasan_1365.htm">ἐδίστασαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/edistasas_1365.htm">ἐδίστασας — 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'; 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