What does κακουχέω (kakouchéō) mean in the Bible?
κακουχέω (kakouchéō) is a Greek word meaning "to maltreat".
Greek · G2558
κακουχέω
To maltreat
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κακουχέωG2558
Pronunciationkakouchéō
What does κακουχέω (kakouchéō) mean in the Bible?
κακουχέω (kakouchéō) is a Greek word meaning "to maltreat".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2558?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] mistreated (1), are mistreated (1).
Where does κακουχέω (kakouchéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 11:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] mistreated1×Hebrews 11:37
are mistreated1×Hebrews 13:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowHebrews 11:37
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Hebrews2
Source forms
κακουχούμενοι1xkakouchoumenoiHebrews 11:37
κακουχουμένων1xkakouchoumenōnHebrews 13:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1xHebrews 13:3
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xHebrews 11:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to maltreat
Source Gloss
to maltreat
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 11:37Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κακουχούμενοιkakoucoumenoi
I treat evilly
Read verseHebrews 13:3Verb Present Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
κακουχουμένων,kakoucoumenwn
I treat evilly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
passive2
Mood
participle2
NT Occurrences
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
κακουχέω is built from these roots: