ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΙΝ, συγκακουργειν
SYGKAKOURGEIN, sygkakourgein
Sounds Like: soong-kah-koor-GEH-in
Translations: to suffer evil with, to be a fellow-sufferer, to be a fellow-criminal
From the root: ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'σύν' (with), 'κακός' (bad, evil), and 'ἔργον' (work), meaning literally 'to work evil with'. It describes the act of suffering or enduring hardship alongside someone else, or, more strongly, being a partner in wrongdoing or a fellow-criminal. It implies shared experience in negative circumstances, whether as a victim or a perpetrator.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4777 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 5:141
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΕΩ — to suffer evil with, to be a fellow evildoer, to be a fellow criminal, to be a fellow wrongdoer
- ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — suffering evil with, suffering hardship with, enduring evil with, enduring hardship with
- ΣΥΓΚΑΚΟΥΡΓΗΣΕΙΕΝ — to suffer evil with, to be a fellow evildoer, to be a fellow criminal
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