κακοπαθέω
kakopathéō · G2553 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to suffer distress, to suffer pain, to suffer hardship
To suffer physical pain, hardship and distress
Examples2 Timothy 2:9 for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.
2 Timothy 4:5 But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- τὶςsomeone 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin+ ὅςwho, which, that 1
- μέχριuntil, as far as+ δεσμόνbonds 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εὐαγγέλιονthe gospel, the good news 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- πάσχω páschō · G3958 · pain, suffering, to suffer
- General Greek verb for suffering or experiencing hardship; broader in application but frequently synonymous with κακοπαθέω in contexts of enduring affliction.
- ταλαιπωρέω talaipōréō · G5003 · to be sorrowful, to lament
- Greek verb denoting the experience of distress, misery, or wretchedness. While κακοπαθέω focuses on actively undergoing hardship or suffering, ταλαιπωρέω emphasizes the realization or acknowledgment of one's own miserable state, often with a reflexive or self-aware dimension to the affliction.
- θλίβω thlíbō · G2346 · to press against, to crowd against, to cause trouble to
- Greek verb meaning to be pressed or afflicted, often used metaphorically for experiencing tribulation or hardship; overlaps semantically with κακοπαθέω in affliction contexts.
Contrasting words 1 word
- τρυφάω trypháō · G5171 · to revel, to carouse, to live a life of luxury
- Greek verb meaning to live luxuriously or indulgently; represents the opposite experience of undergoing hardship or suffering.
In the other Testament 1 word
- עָנָה ʻânâh · H6031 · to answer, to respond, to speak up
- Hebrew verb denoting affliction and suffering, commonly used for enduring hardship or distress; a standard translation equivalent for κακοπαθέω in LXX and NT contexts.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To suffer distress, to suffer pain, to suffer hardship24.89
- In 2 Timothy 2:9, Paul writes of the gospel, “for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned,” using this word for the act of enduring distress or hardship.
Word family 20 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κακοπαθῶ; 1 aorist imperative 2 singular κακοπάθησον; (κακοπαθής); to suffer (endure)…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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