Quick Definition
καταπονέω v. I ill-treat
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and a derivative of 4192; to labor down, i.e. wear with toil (figuratively, harass)
KJV Usage: oppress, vex
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | πονέω (work hard) · πόνος
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
25.230 · (καταπονέομαι) · Attitudes and Emotions · Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace
to be distressed to be distressed, with the implication of being worn out by such an experience
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατα-πονέω, -@: pres. pass. ptep. καταπονούμενος ; prop. to tire down with toil, exhaust with labor; hence to afflict or oppress with evils; to make trouble for; to treat roughly: τινά, in pass., Acts vii. 24; 2 Pet. ii. 7 [R. V. sore distressed]. (3 Mace. ii. 2,13; Hippoer., Theophr., Polyb., Diod., Joseph., Aelian., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καταπονέω kataponeō 2x
to exhaust by labor or suffering; to wear out, 2 Pet. 2:7; to overpower, oppress, Acts 7:24*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** κατα-πονέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: II Mac 8:2 (A), III Mac 2:2, 13*;]
to wear down, oppress, treat hardly: pass., Ac 7:24, II Pe 2:7.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καταπονέω (kataponeō) — to oppress. καταπον-έω, subdue, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: in future middle, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; worst in a lawsuit, [Refs 4th c.AD+] —passive, to be subdued, reduced, worn out, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to be exhausted, [Refs 2nd c.AD+].
2. handle roughly, crush, damage, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; maltreat, oppress, especially in passive, ὑπὸ τῶν τυράννων, ὑπὸ τῶν τελωνῶν, [NT+4th c.BC+]
3. digest food, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. intransitive in perfect participle -πεπονηκώς ruinous, [Refs 6th c.AD+]