Lexicon
ἀποψύχω
apopsuchō
G0674
G:V Greek

to faint

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Apopsucho describes people failing under fear as they anticipate events coming upon the world.

The attested use depicts people overcome by fear and expectation as events come upon the world.

Senses in use

  1. Failing under fear and expectation · dominant

    In Luke 21:26, the present active masculine plural participle describes men in the setting of fear and expectation concerning things coming upon the world; the APB renders the clause “Men fainting from fear and from expectation.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 21:26, the APB presents the participial clause as “Men fainting from fear and from expectation.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall portrayal rather than isolating each lexical contribution.

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