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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καταπονέω G2669
Pronunciation kataponéō
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 It distressed 1× 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 row Acts 7:24
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
καταπονούμενον 1x kataponoumenon 2 Peter 2:7
καταπονουμένῳ 1x kataponoumenō Acts 7:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Peter 2:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 7:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to oppress
Strong's G2669
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to oppress
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.
Acts 7:24 Verb Present Passive Participle Dative Singular Masculine
καταπονουμένῳ, kataponoumenw
I ill-treat
Read verse 2 Peter 2:7 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
καταπονούμενον kataponoumenon
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Acts 7:24 · 2 Pet 2:7 2×
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
καταπονέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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