Word Study · Strong's G2553 · Greek
κακοπαθέω
kakopatheo
kak-op-ath-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: kakopathéō
“to undergo hardship”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to undergo hardship
Rendered in the KJV as
be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Κακοπαθεῖ1
- κακοπάθησον,1
- κακοπαθῶ1
How it is rendered · 3
- do endure afflictions,1
- I suffer hardship1
- Is suffering hardships1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAM-2S · 1
- V-PAI-1S · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Timothy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Timothy2 occurrences
- 2 Timothy 2:9κακοπαθῶkakopathōverb · present active, statement · 1st person singularfor which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!here: I suffer hardship
- 2 Timothy 4:5κακοπάθησον,kakopathēsonverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person singularBut you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.here: do endure afflictions,