ἐκκακέω
ekkakeō
“to lose heart”
Definition
to be (bad or) weak, i.e. (by implication) to fail (in heart)
from G1537 (ἐκ) and G2556 (κακός);
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Occurrences
ἐκκακέω appears 6 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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