παθητός
pathētos
G3805
G:A
Greek
suffering
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Occurrences
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Books
Greek
Language
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
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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.