"suffering; an affection, passion, especially sexual, Rom. 1:26"
Definition and meaning
suffering; an affection, passion, especially sexual, Rom. 1:26
In the original Greek the word is written: πάθος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pathos (G3806) across the King James Bible.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
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Common questions
Strong's G3806 (pathos) is a Greek word that means: suffering; an affection, passion, especially sexual, Rom. 1:26 It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word pathos (G3806) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3806 is pathos, a Greek word defined as: suffering; an affection, passion, especially sexual, Rom. 1:26. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pathos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.