Suffering
πάθημαStrong’s G3804pathēma
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pathēma is the Greek word usually translated “sufferings”, “passions” and “suffering”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sufferings”, “passions” and “suffering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sufferings 12
- passions 2
- suffering 1
- of sufferings 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Peter 4
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Hebrews 3
- Romans 2
- Galatians 1
- Philippians 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
- 2 Corinthians 1:5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 1:6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
- 2 Corinthians 1:7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
- Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
- Philippians 3:10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Greek dictionary
πάθημα pathēma · suffering
πάθημα, -τος, τό (πάσχω), like πάθος, 1. that which befalls one, a suffering, affliction: pl., Rom.8:18, 2Co.1:6-7, Col.1:24, 2Ti.3:11, Heb.2:10 10:32, 1Pe.5:9; of Christ's sufferings: τὰ εἰς Χ., 1Pe.1:11; τ. Χριστσῦ, 1Pe.5:1; id. as shared by Christians, 2Co.1:5, Php.3:10, 1Pe.4:13. 2. a passive emotion, affection, passion: Gal.5:24; τ. ἀμαρτιῶν, Rom.7:5 3. = τὸ πάσχειν, an enduring or suffering: with genitive obj., Heb.2:9.† SYN.: see: πάθος (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.