Lexicon
παθητός
pathētos
G3805
G:A Greek

suffering

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Pathetos describes the Christ as one who must undergo suffering before rising from the dead.

The attested use describes the Christ as subject to suffering, in a statement that joins this necessity with being first to rise from the dead and proclaiming light.

Senses in use

  1. Subject to suffering · dominant

    In Acts 26:23, the nominative singular masculine adjective describes the Christ within the statement that he must suffer; the APB renders the clause "That the Christ must suffer" before speaking of his resurrection and proclamation of light.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 26:23, the APB presents the clause as "That the Christ must suffer." This wording confirms the clause's sense without isolating a precise English equivalent for the adjective.

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