εγκακεω εκκακεω • EGKAKEW EKKAKEW • enkakeō ekkakeō
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To grow weary, tired; or lose heart, despair. Thus, perhaps, to falter. (See user note.)
ἐγκακέω
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BAGD etc. have "become weary, tired; lose heart, despair". However, Liddell & Scott has "behave remissly in a thing". Possibly this is a change of usage over time, from the behavior to the cause of said behavior. (This is conjecture on my part.)
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