Know the Word.

Greek word

kataponéō

καταπονέω

What it means

to labor down, i.e. wear with toil

to labor down, i.e. wear with toil (figuratively, harass)

Where it comes from

from katá (κατά) and a derivative of pónos (πόνος)

How the King James translates it

  • oppressed1
  • vexed1

Every place it appears 2

Acts7:24
2 Peter2:7
kataponéō — Greek word meaning “to labor down, i.e. wear with”