What does καταπονέω (kataponéō) mean in the Bible?
καταπονέω (kataponéō) is a Greek word meaning "to oppress".
Greek · G2669
καταπονέω
To oppress
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καταπονέωG2669
Pronunciationkataponéō
What does καταπονέω (kataponéō) mean in the Bible?
καταπονέω (kataponéō) is a Greek word meaning "to oppress".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2669?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include distressed (1), who was oppressing [him] (1).
Where does καταπονέω (kataponéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 7:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdistressed1×2 Peter 2:7
who was oppressing [him]1×Acts 7:24
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 7:24
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts12 Peter1
Source forms
καταπονούμενον1xkataponoumenon2 Peter 2:7
καταπονουμένῳ1xkataponoumenōActs 7:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular1x2 Peter 2:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular1xActs 7:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to oppress
Strong'sG2669
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to oppress
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.
Acts 7:24Verb Present Passive Participle Dative Singular Masculine
καταπονουμένῳ,kataponoumenw
I ill-treat
Read verse2 Peter 2:7Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
καταπονούμενονkataponoumenon
I ill-treat
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesPassive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present PassiveActs 7:24 · 2 Pet 2:72×
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
καταπονέω is built from these roots:
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