Lexical Definition

‎κακοπάθεια‎ kakopátheia (kak-op-ath'-i-ah) suffering ^G:N-F
from a compound of ‎ἡμιώριον‎ and ‎πάθος‎

suffering affliction.

• hardship

Abbott-Smith

κακοπάθεια (WH, -θία), -ας, ἡ (< κακοπαθής, suffering), [in LXX: Ma 1:13 (תְּלָאָה), II Mac 2:26, 27, IV Mac 9:8*;]
distress, affliction: Ja 5:10.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κακοπάθεια-εια [πᾰ], ἡ,

distress, misery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants or trees, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; strain, stress, on the parts of a machine, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]; ταῖς παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν νῦν κακοπαθείαις your present unmerited sufferings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—later, usually written κᾰκοπαθ-παθία, [NT+3rd c.BC+]; laborious toil, perseverance, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Jas.5.10}