Suffering
κακοπάθειαStrong’s G2552kakopatheia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Kakopatheia is the Greek word usually translated “suffering evils”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.”
Meaning
Usually translated “suffering evils”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of suffering evils 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κακοπάθεια kakopatheia · suffering
κακοπάθεια (WH, -θία), -ας, ἡ (κακοπαθής, suffering), [in LXX: Mal.1:13 (תְּלָאָה), תְּלָאָה), 2Ma.2:26-27, 4Ma.9:8 * ;] distress, affliction: Jas.5:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “suffering” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUF'FERING, participle present
tense Bearing; undergoing pain, inconvenience or damage; permitting; allowing.
All definitions and other forms of “suffering”
SUF'FERING, noun
The bearing of pain, inconvenience or loss; pain endured; distress, loss or injury incurred; as sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.