aporeo describes being at a loss or uncertain in the face of a person, message, event, or course of action.

The occurrences consistently depict being at a loss in response to an unresolved matter: disciples face uncertainty over whom Jesus means, women confront an unexplained event, an official lacks a course for investigation, and speakers express uncertainty about hearers or what they have heard.

1. Being at a loss before an unresolved matter · dominant

   The present forms describe continuing uncertainty: in John 13:22 the disciples look at one another concerning whom Jesus is speaking, and in Luke 24:4 the women remain uncertain about what has happened. In Acts 25:20 the singular participle occurs as the speaker lacks a way to investigate the matters, while Galatians 4:20 expresses uncertainty about the recipients; 2 Corinthians 4:8 and Mark 6:20 likewise place the term amid affliction and Herod's hearing of John.

   2 Corinthians 4:8Acts 25:20Galatians 4:20John 13:22Luke 24:4Mark 6:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “perplexed” in 2 Corinthians 4:8, Galatians 4:20, John 13:22, Luke 24:4, and Mark 6:20, and “at a loss” in Acts 25:20. These expressions reflect the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.