BIBLE DICTIONARY
Suffer(ed)

To permit, allow (Gen. 20: 6; Gen. 31: 7; Matt. 3: 15; Matt. 17: 17; 1 Tim. 2: 12). Also used in its current meaning of enduring and tolerating pain, affliction, or an uncomfortable situation (Ps. 9: 13; Acts 3: 18; Heb. 5: 8; 1 Pet. 3: 18; 1 Pet. 4: 1).