kataponeo describes a person being subjected to oppressive or mistreating action.

The two occurrences show a person subjected to harmful treatment: Lot is acted against by lawless people in 2 Peter 2:7, and a man is being mistreated in Acts 7:24.

1. Being subjected to oppressive treatment · dominant

   Both occurrences use a present passive participle for a male person receiving the action. In 2 Peter 2:7 the APB renders Lot as “oppressed by the lawless in their debauchery,” while in Acts 7:24 it renders the man seen by Moses as “being mistreated.”

   2 Peter 2:7Acts 7:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the affected persons as “oppressed” in 2 Peter 2:7 and “being mistreated” in Acts 7:24. These renderings confirm the clauses' portrayal of harmful treatment rather than establish separate senses.