verb
paschamō
Greekπάσχω (paschō)
Strong’sG3958
I am acted upon, suffer
stem pasch-42 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 books20 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πάσχω,
[in LXX: Am 6:6 (חלה ni.), Wi 12:27, Si 38:16, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3958 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpas'-kho
to experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)
Fromapparently a primary verb;
King Jamesfeel, passion, suffer, vex.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| paschamōπάσχω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | suffer | 1× |
| paschatōπάσχει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | suffers | 2× |
| paschanōπάσχομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | suffer | 1× |
| paschavōπάσχετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | suffering | 1× |
| paschamaἔπαθον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | suffered | 1× |
| paschataἔπαθεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | suffered | 5× |
| paschavaἐπάθετε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | suffered | 2× |
| paschatēπέπονθεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | suffered | 1× |
| paschalēπεπόνθασιν | has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | suffered | 1× |
| paschateiaπάθῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | suffer | 1× |
| paschatōrπασχέτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | suffer | 1× |
| paschavoiōπάσχοιτε | happening now · yepresent active optative 2nd person plural | suffer | 1× |
| pascharōπάσχειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | suffer | 4× |
| pascharaπαθεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | suffer | 12× |
| pascharōtosπάσχων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | suffered | 2× |
| pascharōtoisπάσχοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | suffer | 2× |
| pascharatosπαθὼν | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | suffered | 1× |
| pascharatasπαθοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | endured | 1× |
| pascharatouπαθόντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | suffered | 1× |
| pascharatoinπαθόντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | suffered | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 15 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paschamō1×πάσχω | paschame | paschami | paschama1×ἔπαθον | paschamē | paschamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paschasō | paschase | paschasi | paschasa | paschasē | paschaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paschatō2×πάσχει | paschate | paschati | paschata5×ἔπαθεν | paschatē1×πέπονθεν | paschatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paschanō1×πάσχομεν | paschane | paschani | paschana | paschanē | paschanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paschavō1×πάσχετε | paschave | paschavi | paschava2×ἐπάθετε | paschavē | paschavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paschalō | paschale | paschali | paschala | paschalē1×πεπόνθασιν | paschalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paschameiō | paschameia | paschameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paschaseiō | paschaseia | paschaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paschateiō | paschateia1×πάθῃ | paschateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paschaneiō | paschaneia | paschaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paschaveiō | paschaveia | paschaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paschaleiō | paschaleia | paschaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paschasōr | paschasar | paschasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paschatōr1×πασχέτω | paschatar | paschatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paschavōr | paschavar | paschavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paschalōr | paschalar | paschalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paschamoiō | paschamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paschasoiō | paschasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paschatoiō | paschatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paschanoiō | paschanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paschavoiō1×πάσχοιτε | paschavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paschaloiō | paschaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 16 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pascharō4×πάσχειν | paschari | paschara12×παθεῖν | pascharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 8 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | pascharōtos4×πάσχων | pascharitos | pascharatos4×παθὼν | pascharētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pasch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
42 occurrences, every one of them listed
paschamō“suffer”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Timothy 1:12“suffer”dia han aitian kai houteim paschamō, alla ouk epaischunemō, oidamē gar ho pisteuamē, kai peithimē hoti dunatos atō tan parathēkan mu fulassara eis ekeinan tan hēmeran.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
paschatō“suffers”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 17:15“suffers”kai legarōtos; Kurior, elēasar mu ton huion, hoti selēniazetō kai kakōs paschatō, pollakis gar piptatō eis tem purem kai pollakis eis tem hudōrem.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
1 Corinthians 12:26“suffers”kai eite paschatō henem melem, sumpaschatō panteim teim meleim; eite doxazitō melem, sunchairatō panteim teim meleim.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
paschanō“suffer”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 1:6“suffer”eite de thlibinō, huper tau vu paraklēsiau kai sōtērēau; eite parakalinō, huper tau vu paraklēsiau tau energerōtau en hupomona teiu auteiu pathēmeiu heiu kai nis paschanō,If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
paschavō“suffering”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
2 Thessalonians 1:5“suffering”endeigmem tau dikaiau krisiau tou theou, eis tem kataxiira vin tau basileiau tou theou, huper hau kai paschavō,All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
paschama“suffered”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 27:19“suffered”Katherōtou de autou epi teu bēmeu apostelata pros auton tas gunaikas autou legarōtas; Mēdenem si kai to dikaio ekeino, polleim gar paschama sēmeron kata onarem dia auton.While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
paschata“suffered”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Acts 28:5“suffered”tos men oun apotinassaratos tem thērem eis tem purem paschata oudenem kakem;But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
Hebrews 5:8“suffered”kaiper arōtos huios, mathata apo heiu paschata tan hupakoan,Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
Hebrews 13:12“suffered”dio kai Iēsus, hina hagiazateia dia teu idieu haimeu ton laon, exō tau pulau paschata.And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
1 Peter 2:21“suffered”eis houtem gar kaliva, hoti kai Christos paschata huper vu, vi hupolimpanarōtos hupogrammon hina epakolouthaveia tei ichnei autou;For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
1 Peter 3:18“suffered”hoti kai Christos hapax peri hamartaiu paschata, dikaios huper adikoiu, hina vin prosagateia to theo, thanatiratos men sarxa zōopoiiratos de pneume;For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
paschava“suffered”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural2×
Galatians 3:4“suffered”tosouteim paschava eikē? ei ge kai eikē.Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
1 Thessalonians 2:14“suffered”vis gar mimētois giniva, adelfoir, taiu ekklēsaiu tou theou taiu arōtaiu en ta Ioudaia en Christo Iēso, hoti teim auteim paschava kai vis hupo toiu idioiu sumfuletoiu kathōs kai autois hupo toiu IoudaioiuFor you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
paschatē“suffered”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 2:18“suffered”en he gar paschatē autos peiraziratos, dunetō toi peirazirōtoi boēthara.Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
paschalē“suffered”has happened · theyperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 13:2“suffered”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Dokavō hoti tois Galilaiois houtois hamartōlois para pantoin toin Galilaioin ginela, hoti houteim paschalē?To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?
paschateia“suffer”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Mark 9:12“suffer”tos de fēate autoi; Ēliaos men ercharatos prōtem apokathistanatō panteim, kai pōs grafitē epi ton huion tou anthrōpou hina polleim paschateia kai exoudeniteia?He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?
paschatōr“suffer”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:15“suffer”mē gar tinos vu paschatōr hōs foneuos ē kleptos ē kakopoios ē hōs allotriepiskopos;Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
paschavoiō“suffer”happening now · yepresent active optative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 3:14“suffer”alla ei kai paschavoiō dia dikaiosunan, makariois. ton de fobon autoiu mē fobiveia mēde tarassiveia,But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
pascharō“suffer”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive4×
Matthew 17:12“suffer”legamō de vi hoti Ēliaos ēdē erchata, kai ouk epignōskala auton alla poiala en auto hoseim thelala; houtōs kai tos huios tou anthrōpou mellatō pascharō hupo autoiu.But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Philippians 1:29“suffer”hoti vi charizita tem huper Christou, ouk monon tem eis auton pisteuarō alla kai tem huper autou pascharō,For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
1 Peter 3:17“suffer”kreittōnem gar agathopoiarōtoin, ei thelatoiō tem thelēmem tou theou, pascharō ē kakopoiarōtoin.For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
Revelation 2:10“suffer”mēdenem fobesōr heim mellasō pascharō. idou mellatō ballarō tos diabolos ek vu eis fulakan hina peiraziveia, kai echavi thlipsian hēmeraiu deka. ginesōr pistos achri thanatou, kai dōami si ton stefanon tau zōau.Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
paschara“suffer”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive12×
Matthew 16:21“suffer”Apo tote archeta tos Iēsus deiknuarō toi mathētoi autou hoti datō auton eis Hierosolumeim aperchara kai polleim paschara apo toiu presbuteroiu kai archierevoiu kai grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai ta trita hēmera egeirira.From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Mark 8:31“suffer”Kai archeta didaskarō autoin hoti datō ton huion tou anthrōpou polleim paschara kai apodokimazira hupo toiu presbuteroiu kai toiu archierevoiu kai toiu grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai meta treis hēmerain anistanara;Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Luke 9:22“suffer”legaratos hoti Datō ton huion tou anthrōpou polleim paschara kai apodokimazira apo toiu presbuteroiu kai archierevoiu kai grammatevoiu kai apokteinira kai ta trita hēmera egeirira.“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Luke 17:25“suffer”prōtem de datō auton polleim paschara kai apodokimazira apo tau geneau houtau.But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Luke 22:15“suffer”kai legata pros autoin; Epithumia epithumama houtem tem pascha esthiara meta vu pro teu min paschara;And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
Luke 24:26“suffer”ouchi houteim date paschara ton christon kai eiserchara eis tan doxan autou?Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
Luke 24:46“suffer”kai legata autoi hoti houtōs grafitē paschara ton christon kai anistanara ek nekroiu ta trita hēmera,And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
Acts 1:3“suffering”hoi kai paristanata heauton zōarōton meta tem paschara auton en pollei tekmēriei, dia hēmeraiu tesserakonta optanerōtos autoi kai legarōtos teim peri tau basileiau tou theou;After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Acts 3:18“suffer”tos de theos heim prokatangellata dia stomeu pantoiu toiu profētoiu paschara ton christon autou plērata houtōs.But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Acts 9:16“suffer”mis gar hupodeiknuami auto hoseim datō auton huper teu onomeu mu paschara.I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
Acts 17:3“suffer”dianoigarōtos kai paratitherōtos hoti ton christon date paschara kai anistanara ek nekroiu, kai hoti houtos atō tos christos, tos Iēsus hon mis katangellamō vi.explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
Hebrews 9:26“suffer”epei date auton pollakis paschara apo katabolau kosmou; nuni de hapax epi sunteleia toiu aiōnoiu eis athetēsian hamartau dia tau thusiau autou faneritē.Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
pascharōtos“suffered”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
1 Peter 2:19“suffering”houtem gar charias ei dia suneidēsian theou hupoferatō tinos lupain pascharōtos adikōs;For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
1 Peter 2:23“suffered”hos loidorirōtos ouk antiloidorate, pascharōtos ouk apeilate, paradōate de to krinarōto dikaiōs;When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
pascharōtois“suffer”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
1 Peter 2:20“suffer”poiem gar kleem ei hamartarōtois kai kolafizirōtois hupomenavi? alla ei agathopoiarōtois kai pascharōtois hupomenavi, houtem charias para theo.How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
1 Peter 4:19“suffer”hōste kai tois pascharōtois kata tem thelēmem tou theou pisto ktisto paratithelōr tain psuchain autoiu en agathopoia.So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
pascharatos“suffered”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
1 Peter 4:1“suffered”Christou oun pascharatou sarxa kai vis tan autan ennoian hoplizevar, hoti tos pascharatos sarxa pauetē hamartau,Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
pascharatas“endured”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Mark 5:26“endured”kai polleim pascharatas hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanaratas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfeliratas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharatas,She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
pascharatou“suffered”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
1 Peter 4:1“suffered”Christou oun pascharatou sarxa kai vis tan autan ennoian hoplizevar, hoti tos pascharatos sarxa pauetē hamartau,Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
pascharatoin“suffered”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 5:10“suffered”tos de theos pantau chariau, tos kalaratos vin eis tan aiōnian autou doxan en Christo, oligem pascharatoin autos katartizati, stērizati, sthenati, themeliati.And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.