ἀπορία
Etym. ἄπορος
I. of places, "difficulty of passing", Xen.
II. of things, "difficulty, straits", ἐς ἀπορίην ἀπιγμένος, ἀπειλημένος, ἐν ἀπορίηι or ἐν ἀπορίηισι ἔχεσθαι, ἀπορίηισιν ἐνεχέσθαι Hdt.; ἀπ. τοῦ μὴ ἡσυχάζειν "impossibility" of keeping quiet, Thuc.
III. of persons, "difficulty of dealing with", τινός Hdt.
2. "want of means or resource, embarrassment, difficulty, hesitation, perplexity", Plat., etc.
3. 3 ἀρ. τινός "want of" a person or thing, Ar., etc.
4. absol. "poverty", Thuc.