What does κακῶς · πάσχω mean in the Bible?
κακῶς · πάσχω is a Greek phrase meaning "suffers badly, is terribly afflicted".
Greek · G2560, G3958
κακῶς πάσχει
Badly (physically or morally) · to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
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κακῶςG2560badly (physically or morally)
Pronunciationkakōs
Describes both physical illness and moral wrongdoing; in NT, often paired with suffering or sickness conditions.
Open lexicon entry →πάσχωG3958to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
Pronunciationpáschō
To suffer or be acted upon passively; opposite to acting or doing oneself.
Open lexicon entry →What does κακῶς πάσχει (kakōs paschei) mean in the Bible?
κακῶς · πάσχω is a Greek phrase meaning "suffers badly, is terribly afflicted".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2560, G3958?
G2560, G3958 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. suffers badly, is terribly afflicted
Source Gloss
suffers badly, is terribly afflicted
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms16
Matt 4:24 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 9:12 · Matt 14:35 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 17:15 · Matt 21:41 · Mark 1:32 · Mark 1:34 · Mark 2:17 · Mark 6:55 · Luke 5:31 · Luke 7:2 · John 18:23 · Acts 23:5 · Jas 4:316×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist25present14perfect2
Voice
active41
Mood
infinitive16indicative15participle7optative1imperative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:21παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 17:12πάσχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 17:15πάσχειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 27:19ἔπαθονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 5:26παθοῦσαaorist active participleparticipleMark 8:31παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 9:12πάθῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 9:22παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 13:2πεπόνθασινperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 17:25παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 22:15παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 24:26παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 24:46παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 1:3παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 3:18παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 9:16παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 17:3παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 28:5ἔπαθενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 12:26πάσχειpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 1:6πάσχομενpresent active indicativeongoingGalatians 3:4ἐπάθετεaorist active indicativecompletedPhilippians 1:29πάσχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Thessalonians 2:14ἐπάθετεaorist active indicativecompleted2 Thessalonians 1:5πάσχετεpresent active indicativeongoing2 Timothy 1:12πάσχωpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 2:18πέπονθενperfect active indicativeresultantHebrews 5:8ἔπαθενaorist active indicativecompletedHebrews 9:26παθεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 13:12ἔπαθενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Peter 2:19πάσχωνpresent active participleparticiple1 Peter 2:21ἔπαθενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Peter 2:23πάσχωνpresent active participleparticiple1 Peter 3:14πάσχοιτεpresent active optativeoptative1 Peter 3:17πάσχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Peter 3:18ἔπαθενaorist active indicativecompleted1 Peter 4:1παθόντοςaorist active participleparticiple1 Peter 4:1παθὼνaorist active participleparticiple1 Peter 4:15πασχέτωpresent active imperativeimperative1 Peter 4:19πάσχοντεςpresent active participleparticiple1 Peter 5:10παθόνταςaorist active participleparticiple+1 more 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
κακῶς πάσχει is built from this root: