Lexicon
διστάζω
distazō
G1365
G:V Greek

to doubt

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Distazo describes doubting in moments framed by little faith or worship.

The two occurrences show doubting in contrasting immediate settings: it is questioned alongside little faith in Matthew 14:31 and occurs alongside worship in Matthew 28:17.

Senses in use

  1. Doubting amid faith or worship · dominant

    The aorist active indicative forms describe doubt in two scenes: in Matthew 14:31, the singular form is addressed in the question linked with “O you of little faith”; in Matthew 28:17, the plural form occurs in the clause following worship. The APB renders the relevant clauses “why did you doubt?” and “but doubted.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “doubt” in both verses: as a direct question in Matthew 14:31 and as a contrasting clause after worship in Matthew 28:17. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.

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