Words the Bible translates as doubt
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- diakrinōδιακρίνωto be divided within oneself, to waver; traditionally rendered "to doubt."
+2 more meanings
- to tell things apart: to distinguish, discern, evaluate, or decide between them.
- to dispute or contend with someone; to take issue.
- dialogismosδιαλογισμόςan inner reasoning of the heart: the thoughts, deliberations, and designs a person turns over privately, often futile or corrupt
+1 more meaning
- a dispute: the quarreling and complaining that breaks out when people press competing views
- aporeōἀπορέωto be at a loss: to find no way through a difficulty, and so not know what to think or do
- distazōδιστάζωto waver between two options: to be of two minds, pulled in two directions, by someone whose faith is real but divided.
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