συνπαθεῖς
sympathḗs
sympathetic
Experiencing feelings together with another, especially sharing in another's suffering, thus being sympathetic or compassionate. In various contexts, the term can refer to being sensitive to others' distress, emotionally responsive to others' situations, or characterized by fellow-feeling; it may also imply mutual compassion or commiseration among people.
1 Peter 3:8 · Word #6
Lexicon G4835
| Lemma | συμπαθής |
| Transliteration | sympathḗs |
| Strong's | G4835 |
| Definition | Experiencing feelings together with another, especially sharing in another's suffering, thus being sympathetic or compassionate. In various contexts, the term can refer to being sensitive to others' distress, emotionally responsive to others' situations, or characterized by fellow-feeling; it may also imply mutual compassion or commiseration among people. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | sympathetic |
| Literal | co-suffering |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | συνπαθής |
| Strong's | G4835 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4835-01
fellow-feeling ones
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine plural; used substantively to describe persons characterized by shared feeling. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the σύν (with) + πάσχω (to suffer/undergo) root sense of "feeling with" others. The nominative masculine plural substantive adjective is reflected by the plural phrase "ones." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
fellow-feeling ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'fellow-feeling ones' preserves the participial characteristic and is contextually appropriate. No change needed. |