Lexicon
pathétos: Suffering, subject to suffering
Original Word: παθητός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: pathétos
Pronunciation: pä-thā-tos'
Phonetic Spelling: (path-ay-tos')
Definition: Suffering, subject to suffering
Meaning: destined to suffer.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
suffer.
From the same as pathema; liable (i.e. Doomed) to experience pain -- suffer.
see GREEK pathema
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 3805 pathētós (an adjective, derived from 3958/pasxō, "to experience strong feeling, such as suffering") – properly, "passable, i.e. endued with the capacity of suffering, capable of feeling" (J. Thayer).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
paschóDefinitionone who has suffered or is subject to suffering
NASB Translationsuffer (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3805: παθητόςπαθητός,
παθητη,
παθητον (
πάσχω,
παθεῖν);
1. passible (Latinpatibilis, Cicero, de nat. deor. 3, 12, 29), endued with capacity of suffering, capable of feeling; often in Plutarch, as παθητον σῶμα.
2. subject to the necessity of suffering, destined to suffer (Vulg.passibilis): Acts 26:23 (with the thought here respecting Christ as παθητός compare the similar language of Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho, chapters 36, 39, 52, 68, 76, 89); cf. Winers Grammar, 97 (92); (Buttmann, 42 (37)); (so in ecclesiastical writings also, cf. Otto's Justin, Greek index under the word; Christ is said to be παθητός and ἀπαθής in Ignatius ad Eph. 7, 2 [ET]; ad Polycarp, 3, 2 [ET]).
Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πάσχω (paschō), meaning "to suffer" or "to experience."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for παθητός, the concept of suffering is prevalent in the Old Testament. Some related Hebrew words include:
• Strong's Hebrew 4341 (מַכְאוֹב, mak'ob) • meaning "pain" or "suffering."
• Strong's Hebrew 3013 (יָגַע, yaga') • meaning "to toil" or "to suffer."
• Strong's Hebrew 6040 (עָנִי, 'ani) • meaning "affliction" or "misery."
These Hebrew terms reflect the broader biblical theme of suffering and the human experience of pain, which is addressed and ultimately redeemed through the narrative of Scripture.
Usage: The word παθητός is used in the context of describing beings or entities that are susceptible to suffering or capable of undergoing experiences of pain or hardship.
Context: • The Greek term παθητός is not directly found in the New Testament text but is closely related to the concept of suffering, which is a significant theme throughout the Scriptures. The root verb πάσχω is used in various passages to describe the sufferings of Christ and the experiences of believers.
• In the New Testament, the idea of suffering is often linked to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who endured suffering on behalf of humanity. For example, in 1 Peter 2:21 (BSB), it is written, "For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps."
• Theologically, the concept of being "subject to suffering" is significant in understanding the human condition and the call to share in the sufferings of Christ. Believers are encouraged to endure hardships with the hope of future glory, as seen in Romans 8:17 (BSB): "And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him."
• The capacity to suffer is also a reminder of the fallen state of the world and the ultimate hope of redemption and restoration through Christ, who has overcome suffering and death.
Forms and Transliterations
παθητος παθητός παθητὸς pathetos pathetòs pathētos pathētòsLinks
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