Strong's Greek: 1365. διστάζω (distazo) -- To doubt, to waver

Strong's Lexicon

distazo: To doubt, to waver

Original Word: διστάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: distazo
Pronunciation: dis-tad'-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (dis-tad'-zo)
Definition: To doubt, to waver
Meaning: I waver, doubt, hesitate.

Word Origin: From a presumed compound of δίς (dis, meaning "twice" or "double") and a form of στάζω (stazo, meaning "to stand")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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").

Usage: 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

HELPS Word-studies

1365 distázō (from 1364 /dís, "two, double" and 4714 /stásis, "stance, standing") – properly, going two ways, shifting between positions; choosing "a double-stance" and hence vacillate (waver); (figuratively) uncertain at a crossroad because refusing to choose one way over the other – "wanting to have our cake and eat it too"; to halt between two opinions (views, beliefs).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1365: διστάζω

διστάζω: 1 aorist ἐδίστασα (δίς); to doubt, waver: Matthew 14:31; Matthew 28:17. (Plato (Sophocles), Aristotle, Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

doubt.

From dis; properly, to duplicate, i.e. (mentally) to waver (in opinion) -- doubt.

see GREEK dis

Forms and Transliterations

εδιστασαν εδίστασαν ἐδίστασαν εδιστασας εδίστασας ἐδίστασας edistasan edístasan edistasas edístasas

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