Word Study · Strong's G3958 · Greek
G3958
G3958
“to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
Rendered in the KJV as
feel, passion, suffer, vex.
- 42occurrencesin the New Testament
- 14 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 26inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 42 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 26
- παθεῖν10
- ἔπαθεν3
- πάσχειν3
- ἐπάθετε2
- πάσχοντες2
- πάσχων2
- ἔπαθεν,1
- ἔπαθεν.1
- ἔπαθον1
- παθεῖν.¶1
- παθεῖν·1
- πάθῃ1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 27
- to suffer8
- suffering5
- having suffered3
- suffered2
- to have suffered2
- [of you] having suffered1
- [the] suffering1
- did you suffer1
- has suffered1
- He may suffer1
- he suffered1
- He suffered1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 20
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)12
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular5
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-2AAN · 12
- V-2AAI-3S · 5
- V-PAN · 4
- V-2AAI-2P · 2
- V-PAI-3S · 2
- V-PAP-NPM · 2
- V-PAP-NSM · 2
- V-2AAI-1S · 1
- V-2AAP-APM · 1
- V-2AAP-GSM · 1
- V-2AAP-NSF · 1
- V-2AAP-NSM · 1
All 42, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 16:21παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.here: to suffer
- Matthew 17:12πάσχεινpascheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”here: to suffer
- Matthew 17:15πάσχει·pascheiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.here: suffers;
- Matthew 27:19ἔπαθονepathonverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularWhile Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”here: I suffered
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 5:26παθοῦσαpathousaverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularShe had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.here: having suffered
- Mark 8:31παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.here: to suffer
- Mark 9:12πάθῃpathēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularHe replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?here: He may suffer
Luke6 occurrences
- Luke 9:22παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”here: to suffer
- Luke 13:2πεπόνθασιν;peponthasinverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person pluralTo this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?here: they have suffered?
- Luke 17:25παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.here: to suffer
- Luke 22:15παθεῖν·patheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.here: to suffe;
- Luke 24:26παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”here: to suffer
- Luke 24:46παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,here: Was to suffer
Acts5 occurrences
- Acts 1:3παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.here: suffering
- Acts 3:18παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.here: [the] suffering
- Acts 9:16παθεῖν.¶patheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”here: to suffer.
- Acts 17:3παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.here: to have suffered
- Acts 28:5ἔπαθενepathenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularBut Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.here: he suffered
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Galatians1 occurrence
Philippians1 occurrence
Hebrews4 occurrences
- Hebrews 2:18πέπονθενpeponthenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singularBecause He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.here: has suffered
- Hebrews 5:8ἔπαθενepathenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAlthough He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.here: He suffered
- Hebrews 9:26παθεῖνpatheinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.here: to have suffered
- Hebrews 13:12ἔπαθεν.epathenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.here: suffered.
1 Peter12 occurrences
- 1 Peter 2:19πάσχωνpaschōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.here: suffering
- 1 Peter 2:20πάσχοντεςpaschontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralHow is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.here: suffering
- 1 Peter 2:21ἔπαθενepathenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularFor to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:here: suffered
- 1 Peter 2:23πάσχωνpaschōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.here: suffering
- 1 Peter 3:14πάσχοιτεpaschoiteverb · present active, optative · 2nd person pluralBut even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”here: you would suffer
- 1 Peter 3:17πάσχεινpascheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.here: to suffer
- 1 Peter 3:18ἔπαθεν,epathenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularFor Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,here: suffered,
- 1 Peter 4:1παθόντοςpathontosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularTherefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.here: having suffered
- 1 Peter 4:1παθὼνpathōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTherefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.here: having suffered
- 1 Peter 4:15πασχέτωpaschetōverb · present active, command · 3rd person singularIndeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.here: should suffer
- 1 Peter 4:19πάσχοντεςpaschontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralSo then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.here: suffering
- 1 Peter 5:10παθόνταςpathontasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.here: [of you] having suffered