Strong's Greek · G5005

ταλαίπωρος

talaípōros

wretched

Definition

enduring trial, i.e. miserable

Derivation

from the base of G5007 (τάλαντον) and a derivative of the base of G3984 (πεῖρα);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Romans 7:24

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Revelation 3:17

You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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