What does δεῖ · πολύς · πάσχω mean in the Bible?
δεῖ · πολύς · πάσχω is a Greek phrase meaning "it is necessary to suffer many things".
Greek · G1163, G4183, G3958
δεῖ ... πολλὰ παθεῖν
Be necessary · much · to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
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δεῖ G1163 be necessary
Pronunciation deî
Logical necessity or divine imperative, distinct from moral obligation expressed by ὀφείλει
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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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πάσχω G3958 to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
Pronunciation páschō
To suffer or be acted upon passively; opposite to acting or doing oneself.
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What does δεῖ ... πολλὰ παθεῖν (dei ... polla pathein) mean in the Bible?
δεῖ · πολύς · πάσχω is a Greek phrase meaning "it is necessary to suffer many things".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. it is necessary to suffer many things
Strong's G1163, G4183, G3958
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
it is necessary to suffer many things
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 25 present 14 perfect 2
Voice
active 41
Mood
infinitive 16 indicative 15 participle 7 optative 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:21 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:12 πάσχειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:15 πάσχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:19 ἔπαθον aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:26 παθοῦσα aorist active participle participle Mark 8:31 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:12 πάθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 9:22 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 13:2 πεπόνθασιν perfect active indicative resultant Luke 17:25 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 22:15 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:26 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:46 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 1:3 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 3:18 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 9:16 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 17:3 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 28:5 ἔπαθεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 12:26 πάσχει present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:6 πάσχομεν present active indicative ongoing Galatians 3:4 ἐπάθετε aorist active indicative completed Philippians 1:29 πάσχειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ἐπάθετε aorist active indicative completed 2 Thessalonians 1:5 πάσχετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 1:12 πάσχω present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 2:18 πέπονθεν perfect active indicative resultant Hebrews 5:8 ἔπαθεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 9:26 παθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 13:12 ἔπαθεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 2:19 πάσχων present active participle participle 1 Peter 2:21 ἔπαθεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 2:23 πάσχων present active participle participle 1 Peter 3:14 πάσχοιτε present active optative optative 1 Peter 3:17 πάσχειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Peter 3:18 ἔπαθεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 4:1 παθόντος aorist active participle participle 1 Peter 4:1 παθὼν aorist active participle participle 1 Peter 4:15 πασχέτω present active imperative imperative 1 Peter 4:19 πάσχοντες present active participle participle 1 Peter 5:10 παθόντας aorist active participle participle
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δεῖ ... πολλὰ παθεῖν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain