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στενοχωρία

stenochōriahardshipHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

στενοχωρία, -ας, ἡ (see supr.)

[in LXX for צוֹק, etc. ;]

narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc., al.). Metaphorical (Ken., Polyb., Deuteronomy 28:53, Wis.5.3, al.), difficulty, distress: θλίψις καὶ (ἢ) σ., Romans 2:9; 8:35 (EV, anguish); pl. (cf. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220), 2 Corinthians 6:4; 12:10.

Synonyms: θλίψις, q.v

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Romans 2:9στενοχωρία · distress
    There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
  2. Romans 8:35στενοχωρία · distress
    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
  3. 2 Corinthians 6:4στενοχωρίαις · calamities
    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
  4. 2 Corinthians 12:10στενοχωρίαις · difficulties
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.