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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4730 - στενοχωρία

Transliteration

stenochōría

Phonetics

sten-okh-o-ree'-ah

Root Word (Etymology)

from a compound of (G4728) and (G5561)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

7:604,1077

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

narrowness of place, a narrow place
metaph. dire calamity, extreme affliction

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4692 ‑ מָצוּר (maw‑tsore', maw‑tsoor'); 6695 ‑ צוּקָה (tsoke, tsoo‑kaw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (4)

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

NAS (4)

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

HCS (4)

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

BSB (4)

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

ESV (2)

Romans 2

WEB (4)

Romans 2

2 Corinthians 2

KJV (4)

anguish 1

distress 1

distresses 2

NAS (4)

difficulties 1

distress 2

distresses 1

HCS (4)

anguish 1

difficulties 1

distress 1

in pressures 1

BSB (4)

calamities 1

difficulties 1

distress 2

ESV (2)

distress 2

WEB (4)

anguish 2

distresses 2

RAH

A-DSF 1

N-DSF 4

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

ANT

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

BEZ

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

BGB

N-DFP 2

N-NFS 2

BMT

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

BYZ

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

ELZ

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

NA26

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

SBL

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

SCV

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

STV

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

TIS

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

N-DPF 2

N-NSF 2

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

στενοχωρ-ία,

Ion. -ίη, ἡ,

narrowness of space, a confined space, Hp. Art. 14 (codd., but v. cross στενυγροχωρίη ) ς. τῇ φάρυγγι παρέχειν ib. 41; want of room, by sea or land, Th. 2.89, 4.26, 30, Pl. Lg. 708b; ὑπὸ στενοχωρίας Id. Tht. 195a; opp. εὐρυχωρία and ἄνεσις, Plu. 2.679f, cf. 182b; ς. βίου the short space of life remaining, Ael. VH 2.41; τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκεῖ στενοχωρίας εἰς πεδίον ἐξαγάγῃ Lib. Or. 64.10 .

II metaph., straits, difficulty, ἡ ς. τοῦ ποταμοῦ difficulty of passing the river, X. HG 1.3.7, cf. LXX De. 28.53, al.; distress, OGI 339.103 (Sestos, ii B.C. ); ἡ τῆς πόλεως Plb. 1.67.1, etc.; ἡ τοῦ καιροῦ D.C. 39.34: pl. in Cor. 6.4, PLond. 5.1677.11 (vi A.D.); also, narrow limits, prob. in Phld. Rh. 2.220 S.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

στενοχωρία, στενοχωρίας, ἡ (στενόχωρος), narrowness of place, a narrow space (Isaiah 8:22 (others take this as metaphorically); Thucydides, Plato, others); metaphorically, dire calamity, extreme affliction, (A. V. distress, anguish): Romans 2:9; Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10. (Deuteronomy 28:53, 55, 57; Sir. 10:26; (Wis. 5:3); 1 Macc. 2:53 1 Macc. 13:3; Polybius 1, 67, 1; (Artemidorus Daldianus, oeir. 3, 14); Aelian v. h. 2, 41; (others).) (Cf. Trench, § lv.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

στενοχωρία , -ας , ἡ (v. supr.),

[in LXX for H6695, etc.;]

narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc., al.). Metaph. (Ken., Polyb., Deuteronomy 28:53, Wisdom of Solomon 5:3, al.), difficulty, distress: θλίψις καὶ (ἢ ) σ ., Romans 2:9; Romans 8:35 (EV, anguish); pl. (cf. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220), 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10.†

SYN.: θλίψις G2347, q.v.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Lond V. 1733.52 (A.D. 594) ἅμα τῶν ἄλλων συμμετόχων ἡμῶν, with reference to the ";joint-possessors"; of a house.

List of Word Forms

στένουσι στένουσιν στενοχωρια στενοχωρία στενοχωριαις στενοχωρίαις στένων στένωσις στερεοκάρδιοι stenochoria stenochoría stenochōria stenochōría stenochoriais stenochoríais stenochōriais stenochōríais