Strong's Lexicon
G4730 — στενοχωρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4730 |
|---|---|
| Word: | στενοχωρία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G4728 and G5561 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | stenochoria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sten-okh-o-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. narrowness of room 2. (figuratively) calamity |
| KJV Renderings: | anguish, distress |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
στενοχωρία, στενοχωρίας, ἡ (στενόχωρος), narrowness of place, a narrow space (Isa 8:22 (others take this as metaphorically); Thucydides, Plato, others); metaphorically, dire calamity, extreme affliction, (A. V. distress, anguish): Rom 2:9; Rom 8:35; 2Co 6:4; 2Co 12:10. (Deu 28:53; Deu 28:55; Deu 28:57; Sir 10:26; (Wis 5:3); 1Ma 2:53 1Ma 13:3; Polybius 1, 67, 1; (Artemidorus Daldianus, oeir. 3, 14); Aelian v. h. 2, 41; (others).) (Cf. Trench, § lv.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
στενοχωρία (anguish)
Romans 2:9
- KJV: Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth evil of the Jew first and also of the Gentile
- GK: θλίψις και στενοχωρία επί πάσαν ψυχήν ανθρώπου του κατεργαζομένου το κακόν Ιουδαίου τε πρώτον και Έλληνος
Romans 8:35
- KJV: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword
- GK: τις ημάς χωρίσει από της αγάπης του χριστού θλίψις η στενοχωρία η διωγμός η λιμός η γυμνότης η κίνδυνος η μάχαιρα
2 Corinthians 6:4
- KJV: But in all approving ourselves as the ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses
- GK: αλλ΄ εν παντί συνιστώντες εαυτούς ως θεού διάκονοι εν υπομονή πολλή εν θλίψεσιν εν ανάγκαις εν στενοχωρίαις
2 Corinthians 12:10
- KJV: Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities in reproaches in necessities in persecutions in distresses for Christ’s sake for when I am weak then am I strong
- GK: διό ευδοκώ εν ασθενείαις εν ύβρεσιν εν ανάγκαις εν διωγμοίς εν στενοχωρίαις υπέρ χριστού όταν γαρ ασθενώ τότε δυνατός ειμι
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