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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κακουχέω G2558
Pronunciation kakouchéō
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] mistreated 1× Hebrews 11:37
are mistreated 1× Hebrews 13:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Hebrews 11:37
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Hebrews 2
Source forms
κακουχούμενοι 1x kakouchoumenoi Hebrews 11:37
κακουχουμένων 1x kakouchoumenōn Hebrews 13:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 13:3
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 11:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to maltreat
Source Gloss
to maltreat
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 11:37 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
κακουχούμενοι kakoucoumenoi
I treat evilly
Read verse Hebrews 13:3 Verb 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
present 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 2
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:
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