"to be depressed or dejected, full of anguish or sorrow, Mt. 26:37; Mk. 14:33; Phil. 2:26*"
Definition and meaning
to be depressed or dejected, full of anguish or sorrow, Mt. 26:37; Mk. 14:33; Phil. 2:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀδημονέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ademoneo (G85) across the King James Bible.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
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Common questions
Strong's G85 (ademoneo) is a Greek word that means: to be depressed or dejected, full of anguish or sorrow, Mt. 26:37; Mk. 14:33; Phil. 2:26* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word ademoneo (G85) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G85 is ademoneo, a Greek word defined as: to be depressed or dejected, full of anguish or sorrow, Mt. 26:37; Mk. 14:33; Phil. 2:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ademoneo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.