συγκακουχέω
synkakouchéō
G4778 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To experience hardship or ill-treatment together with others; specifically, to share in suffering or persecution along with others. The term emphasizes collective endurance of adversity, often in solidarity with those being mistreated.
Semantic Range
to experience ill-treatment or persecution together with others, to share in suffering or hardship in solidarity, to choose to be afflicted alongside others, to undergo persecution collectively
Root / Etymology
From σύν ('with, together') and κακουχέω ('to mistreat, afflict, persecute'). Formed by compounding these elements, signifying togetherness in adversity.
Historical & Contextual Notes
συγκακουχέω is rare and primarily attested in Koine Greek, notably in the New Testament (e.g., Hebrews 11:25). Unlike κακουχέω, which broadly refers to mistreating or suffering affliction, the prepositional prefix συν- intensifies the meaning to mean suffering together with others. This collective nuance is sometimes glossed over in standard translations, which may render it simply as 'suffer affliction' or 'endure ill-treatment.' The sense of communal solidarity, especially in the context of shared persecution for a cause or identity, becomes particularly prominent in early Christian texts. Classical use of the simplex verb (κακουχέω) is attested for broad affliction, but the compound form is a later, Hellenistic/Koine development with a focus on shared suffering. English translations often use 'suffer affliction with' or 'choose to share ill-treatment,' but these may not fully convey the active solidarity implied in the Greek.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from σύν and κακουχέω; to maltreat in company with, i.e. (passively) endure persecution together:--suffer affliction with.
Root Family
συγκακουχέω (synkakoucheō) — to suffer affliction with, to endure hardship together, to be mistreated in company
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4778-01 |
συνκακουχεῖσθαι | sunkakoucheisthai | V PRS MID INF |
to suffer affliction with | to suffer affliction together | to suffer affliction together | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4778-01 |
Hebrews 11:25 | συνκακουχεῖσθαι | sunkakoucheisthai | V PRS MID INF |
to suffer affliction with | to suffer affliction together | to suffer affliction together |