"pr. to breathe out, faint away, die; met. to faint at heart, be dismayed, Lk. 21:26*"
Definition and meaning
pr. to breathe out, faint away, die; met. to faint at heart, be dismayed, Lk. 21:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀποψύχω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 apopsycho (G674) across the King James Bible.
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
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Common questions
Strong's G674 (apopsycho) is a Greek word that means: pr. to breathe out, faint away, die; met. to faint at heart, be dismayed, Lk. 21:26* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word apopsycho (G674) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G674 is apopsycho, a Greek word defined as: pr. to breathe out, faint away, die; met. to faint at heart, be dismayed, Lk. 21:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
apopsycho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.