Strong's Lexicon
G2553 — κακοπαθέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2553 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κακοπαθέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G2556 and G3806 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | kakopatheo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kak-op-ath-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to undergo hardship |
| KJV Renderings: | be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κακοπαθέω, κακοπαθῶ; 1 aorist imperative 2 singular κακοπάθησον; (κακοπαθής); to suffer (endure) evils (hardship, troubles); to be afflicted: 2Ti 2:9; Jas 5:13 (Winers Grammar, § 41 a. 3 at the end; cf. § 60, 4 c.; Buttmann, § 139, 28) (the Sept. Jon 4:10; Xenophon, Plutarch, others); used frequently of the hardships of military service (Thucydides 4, 9; Polybius 3, 72, 5; Josephus, Antiquities 10, 11, 1; b. j. 1, 7, 4); hence, elegantly κακοπάθησον (L T Tr WH συγκακοπαθέω (T WH συν( (which see at the end)) κακοπάθησον) ὡς καλός στρατιώτης, 2Ti 2:3; 2Ti 4:5. (Compare: συγκακοπαθέω.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
κακοπαθέω (be afflicted)
2 Timothy 2:3
- KJV: Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ
- GK: συ ούν κακοπάθησον ως καλός στρατιώτης Ιησού χριστού
2 Timothy 2:9
- KJV: Where in I suffer trouble as an evil doer unto bonds but the word of God is not bound
- GK: εν ω κακοπαθώ μέχρι δεσμών ως κακούργος αλλ΄ ο λόγος του θεού ου δέδεται
2 Timothy 4:5
- KJV: But watch thou in all things endure afflictions do the work of an evangelist make full proof of thy ministry
- GK: συ δε νήφε εν πάσι κακοπάθησον έργον ποίησον ευαγγελιστού την διακονίαν σου πληροφόρησον
James 5:13
- KJV: Is any among you afflicted let him pray Is any merry let him sing psalms
- GK: κακοπαθεί τις εν υμίν προσευχέσθω ευθυμεί τις ψαλλέτω
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