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G2558 κακουχέω (kakouchéō)
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Quick Definition

κακουχέω v. I treat evilly

Strong's Definition

from a presumed compound of 2556 and 2192; to maltreat

KJV Usage: which suffer adversity, torment

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | κακόω + ἔχω

88.126 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Treat Badly

to mistreat, to ill-treat, to cause to suffer to cause someone to suffer ill-treatment

HEB 11:37 · HEB 13:3

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κακουχέω, -@: (fr. obsol. κακοῦχος, fr. κακόν and ἔχω) ; to treat ill, oppress, plague: τινά ; pres. pass. ptep. κακουχούμενοι, maltreated, tormented, Heb. xi. 37; xiii. 3. (1 K. ii. 26; xi. 39 Alex.; Diod. 3, 23; 19,11; Dio C. 35 (36), 9 (11); Plut. mor. p. 114e.) [Comp.: συγ-κακουχέω.}

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κακουχέω kakoucheō 2x

to torment, afflict, harass; pass. to be afflicted, be oppressed with evils, Heb. 11:37 13:3*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

† κακουχέω, -ῶ

(< κακόν, ἔχω), [in LXX: III Ki 2:26 11:39 (ענה pi., hith.)*;]

to ill-treat, hurt, torment: pass. ptcp., He 11:37 13:3.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κακουχέω is common in marriage-contracts, where the husband undertakes as regards his wife—pi kakovyetv αὐτὴν μηδ᾽ | ὑβρίζειν μηδ᾽ ἐγβάλλειν μηδ᾽ ἄλλην γυναῖκα ἐπεισάγειν, see BGU IV. 1050" (time of Augustus) αὐ. : cf. the complaint against a husband, P Oxy II. 2817 (a.p. 20-50) οὐ διέλειπεν κακουχῶν pe kal ὑβρί[ζ]ων, and for the corr. subst. see the deed of divorce, BGU IV. 110518 (time of Augustus) τοῖς προκειμένοις κακουχίας (/. -- ats) με καὶ καθυβρίζει.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

κακουχέω (kakoucheō) — to torment. κᾰκουχ-έω, (ἔχω) wrong, injure, αὑτόν Telesp.34H.; maltreat, especially a wife, Mitteis[Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc.:— passive, to be afflicted or injured, [LXX+1st c.BC+]

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