καταπονέω
kataponeō · oppress, mistreat
Greek word · Strong’s number G2669 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kataponeō (καταπονέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “oppress, mistreat”.
Wear down.
How to say it
ka·ta·po·ne·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Worn down by others' mistreatment or wickedness.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- distressed ×1
- oppressed man ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 7:24
And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
- 2 Peter 2:7
and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the conduct in debauchery of the lawless