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Greek

3642. oligopsuchos -- fainthearted
... and psuche Definition fainthearted NASB Word Usage fainthearted (1). feebleminded.
From oligos and pshar; little-spirited, ie Faint-hearted -- feebleminded. ...
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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
... be fainthearted, mollify, be, make softer, be tender. A primitive root; to soften
(intransitively or transitively), used figuratively -- (be) faint((-hearted)), ...
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7390. rak -- tender, delicate, soft
... fainthearted, soft, tender hearted, one, weak. From rakak; tender (literally or
figuratively); by implication, weak -- faint((-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted ...
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4127. mug -- to melt
... consume, dissolve, be fainthearted, melt away, make soft. ... disappear), or figuratively
(to fear, faint) -- consume, dissolve, (be) faint(-hearted), melt (away ...
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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

How the Forward and the Faint-Hearted are to be Admonished.
... How the forward and the faint-hearted are to be admonished. (Admonition 9.)
Differently to be admonished are the forward and the faint-hearted. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Hebrews iv. 13-Nov
... of the power of God; they ought to have believed, but yielding too much to fear
and imagining nothing great concerning God, and being faint-hearted,"so they ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily vii hebrews iv 13-nov.htm

To the End God May Rest in the Soul to the End God May Rest in the ...
... When thou are more faint-hearted, betake thy self to this refuge of Prayer, the
only Armor for overcoming the enemy, and mitigating tribulation: thou ought not ...
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To Prevent any one from Being Checked in the Exercise of Mercy...
... on them." [77]. 42. A faint-hearted man, seeing this, is disturbed in mind,
and turns his attention away from it. Holy Job, when ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii to prevent any.htm

Whether God Should be Praised with Song?
... Hence the use of music in the divine praises is a salutary institution, that the
souls of the faint-hearted may be the more incited to devotion. ...
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Whether the Judicial Precepts Regarding Foreigners were Framed in ...
... But it is a man's fault if he be timid or faint-hearted: since this is
contrary to the virtue of fortitude. Therefore the timid ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the judicial precepts regarding.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 ...
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1 Thessalonians v. 12, 13
... Ver.14. "And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the
faint-hearted, support the weak, be ... "Encourage the fainthearted, support the weak ...
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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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Faint-hearted (7 Occurrences)
Faint-hearted. Fainthearted, Faint-hearted. Fainting . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(WBS). Fainthearted, Faint-hearted. Fainting . Reference Bible.
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Fainteth (11 Occurrences)

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Fainting (9 Occurrences)

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Faint (76 Occurrences)
... to some authorities egkakeo, pronounced enkakeo, meaning "to be faint-hearted" or
"to ... and they shall say, "What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? ...
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Nicodemus (5 Occurrences)
... To this faint-hearted faith corresponded his timidity of action, which displayed
itself in his coming "by night," lest he should offend his colleagues in the ...
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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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Bible Concordance

Faint-hearted (7 Occurrences)

Galatians 6:9 and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;
(YLT)

1 Thessalonians 5:14 But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all.
(DBY)

Hebrews 12:3 Therefore, if you would escape becoming weary and faint-hearted, compare your own sufferings with those of Him who endured such hostility directed against Him by sinners.
(WEY)

Deuteronomy 20:8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart melt as his heart.
(ASV DBY JPS WBS)

2 Chronicles 13:7 And vain men, sons of Belial, gathered to him and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and did not shew himself strong against them.
(DBY JPS)

Isaiah 7:4 And say to him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be faint-hearted for the two tails of these smoking fire-brands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
(WBS)

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

Subtopics

Faint-hearted

Related Terms

Faint-hearted (7 Occurrences)

Fainteth (11 Occurrences)

Fainting (9 Occurrences)

Faint (76 Occurrences)

Nicodemus (5 Occurrences)

Urge (34 Occurrences)

Idlers (2 Occurrences)

Idle (33 Occurrences)

Feeble-minded (2 Occurrences)