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Greek

3642. oligopsuchos -- fainthearted
... fainthearted. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: oligopsuchos Phonetic Spelling:
(ol-ig-op'-soo-khos) Short Definition: faint-hearted Definition: faint ...
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1169. deilos -- cowardly, fearful
... 1169 ("fearful of losses") refers to an excessive fear (dread) of "losing," causing
someone to be fainthearted (cowardly) -- hence, to fall short in following ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7401. rakak -- to be tender, weak or soft
... 7400, 7401. rakak. 7402 . to be tender, weak or soft. Transliteration: rakak
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-kak') Short Definition: fainthearted. Word Origin a prim ...
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7390. rak -- tender, delicate, soft
... tender one (1), timid* (1), weak (2). fainthearted, soft, tender hearted,
one, weak. From rakak; tender (literally or figuratively ...
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4127. mug -- to melt
... melted away (4), melts (1), soften (1). consume, dissolve, be fainthearted,
melt away, make soft. A primitive root; to melt, ie Literally ...
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3824. lebab -- inner man, mind, will, heart
... will, heart NASB Word Usage anger (1), breasts (1), conscientious* (1), consider*
(5), courage (1), desire (1), encouragingly* (1), fainthearted* (3), heart ...
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Library

Whether Pusillanimity is a Sin?
... For every sin makes a man evil, just as every virtue makes a man good. But a
fainthearted man is not evil, as the Philosopher says (Ethic. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether pusillanimity is a sin.htm

Whether Pusillanimity is Opposed to Magnanimity?
... For the Philosopher says (Ethic., 3) that "the fainthearted man knows not himself:
for he would desire the good things, of which he is worthy, if he knew ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether pusillanimity is opposed to.htm

On Accusations, and the Treatment of Accusers.
... them: "Be strengthened, ye weak hands and feeble knees." [2770] For we ought to
comfort those that mourn, and afford encouragement to the fainthearted, lest by ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec v on accusations and the.htm

Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on ...
... things being in hope and after death, their evils in hand, though they had patiently
endured much, it was likely that many would be fainthearted;"hereon he ...
/.../homilies of st john chrysostom.htm

Discouragement
... One would think that in the face of such assertions as these not even the most
fainthearted among us could find any loophole for discouragement. ...
/.../smith/the god of all comfort/chapter 13 discouragement.htm

Of the Indifference which we are to have as to Our Advancement in ...
... We must be sorry for faults with a repentance which is strong, settled, constant,
tranquil, but not troubled, unquiet or fainthearted. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vii of the indifference.htm

What Diversity There Ought to be in the Art of Preaching.
... Servants and masters. The wise of this world and the dull. The impudent and the
bashful. The forward and the fainthearted. The impatient and the patient. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter i what diversity there.htm

September 4 Morning
... Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted."Be still, and know that
I am God."Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou ...
/.../anonymous/daily light on the daily path/september 4 morning.htm

Whether Fear is a Mortal Sin?
... fear does not make one lapse from a precept, but only from perfection; for a gloss
on Dt.20:8, "What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?" says: "We ...
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Whether Fortitude is a Gift?
... i) that "fortitude encourages the fainthearted against hardships, which will be
altogether absent from heaven." Therefore fortitude is not a gift. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether fortitude is a gift.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.

Thesaurus

Fainthearted (7 Occurrences)
... cowardly; timorous; dejected. Multi-Version Concordance Fainthearted (7
Occurrences). 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers ...
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Fainteth (11 Occurrences)

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Faint-hearted (7 Occurrences)
Faint-hearted. Fainthearted, Faint-hearted. Fainting . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(WBS). Fainthearted, Faint-hearted. Fainting . Reference Bible.
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Urge (34 Occurrences)
... 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage
the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Idlers (2 Occurrences)
... 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage
the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all. (See RSV). ...
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Idle (33 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly,
encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all. ...
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Feeble-minded (2 Occurrences)
... fe'-b'-l-min'-ded (oligopsuchos): Only in 1 Thessalonians 5:14 the King James Version,
in the sense of "fainthearted," as in the Revised Version (British and ...
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Feebleminded (1 Occurrence)
... fe'-b'-l-min'-ded (oligopsuchos): Only in 1 Thessalonians 5:14 the King James Version,
in the sense of "fainthearted," as in the Revised Version (British and ...
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Firebrands (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted
for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of ...
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Bible Concordance

Fainthearted (7 Occurrences)

1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Hebrews 12:3 for consider again him who endured such gainsaying from the sinners to himself, that ye may not be wearied in your souls -- being faint.
(See RSV)

Deuteronomy 20:3 and shall say unto them: 'Hear, O Israel, ye draw nigh this day unto battle against your enemies; let not your heart faint; fear not, nor be alarmed, neither be ye affrighted at them;
(See NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 20:8 The officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, "What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest his brother's heart melt as his heart."
(WEB KJV NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 2:24 They said to Joshua, "Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."
(See RSV)

Isaiah 7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
(KJV NAS)

Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
(KJV)

Subtopics

Fainthearted

Related Terms

Fainteth (11 Occurrences)

Faint-hearted (7 Occurrences)

Urge (34 Occurrences)

Idlers (2 Occurrences)

Idle (33 Occurrences)

Feeble-minded (2 Occurrences)

Feebleminded (1 Occurrence)

Firebrands (4 Occurrences)

Fellows (30 Occurrences)