Word study · Greek

athyméō

be discouraged

Say it: ath-oo-MEH-o (approximate)

ἀθυμέω

What it means

To lose heart, to be discouraged. In 3:21, "so that they won't be discouraged." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Lose heartBecome dispirited.
  • Be discouragedGive up.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 3

    "So that they won't be discouraged" (3:21).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0120 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources