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Be weary/sick

κάμνωStrong’s G2577

kamnō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Kamnō is the Greek word usually translated “may grow weary”, “ailing” and “have grown weary”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”
Hebrews 12:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “may grow weary”, “ailing” and “have grown weary”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • you may grow weary 1
  • ailing 1
  • have grown weary 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Hebrews 1
  • James 1
  • Revelation 1

3 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

κάμνω kamnō · be weary/sick

κάμνω [in LXX: Job.10:1 (קוּט ni.) Job.17:2, Wis.4:16 15:9, 4Ma.3:8 4Mac 7:13 * ;] 1. to work; hence, from the effect of continued work, 2. to be weary: Heb.12:3 3. to be sick: Jas.5:15.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.