ἔπαθεν

páschō

suffered

To undergo an experience, especially to be subject to something (typically suffering or enduring something unpleasant). In context, often means to suffer, to experience hardship, pain, or misfortune, but can also refer more broadly to experiencing any kind of event or happening, including positive ones, though negative sense is dominant in Koine Greek. The word does not specify emotional responses, but focuses on the fact of enduring or being affected by circumstances.

G3958

1 Peter 2:21 · Word #8

Lexicon G3958

Lemmaπάσχω
Transliterationpáschō
Strong'sG3958
DefinitionTo undergo an experience, especially to be subject to something (typically suffering or enduring something unpleasant). In context, often means to suffer, to experience hardship, pain, or misfortune, but can also refer more broadly to experiencing any kind of event or happening, including positive ones, though negative sense is dominant in Koine Greek. The word does not specify emotional responses, but focuses on the fact of enduring or being affected by circumstances.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasesuffered
Literalsuffered

Lexical Info

Lemmaπάσχω
Strong'sG3958

SIBI-P1 Translation G3958-01

he/she/it underwent

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, third person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a simple completed action in the past. "Underwent" preserves the root sense of being subjected to or experiencing something, without restricting it only to emotional suffering.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he/she/it suffered

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "suffered".