Stenochōria στενοχωρία
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| στενοχωρία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stenochōria |
| Strong's number | G4730 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | hardship |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Stenochōria (Greek στενοχωρία, Strong's G4730) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “hardship”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στενοχωρία, -ας, ἡ (see supr.)
[in LXX for צוֹק, etc. ;]
narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc., al.). Metaphorical (Ken., Polyb., Deu.28:53, Wis.5:3, al.), difficulty, distress: θλίψις καὶ (ἢ) σ., Rom.2:9 8:35 (EV, anguish); pl. (cf. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220), 2Co.6:4 12:10.†
SYN.: θλίψις, q.v (AS)
[in LXX for צוֹק, etc. ;]
narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc., al.). Metaphorical (Ken., Polyb., Deu.28:53, Wis.5:3, al.), difficulty, distress: θλίψις καὶ (ἢ) σ., Rom.2:9 8:35 (EV, anguish); pl. (cf. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220), 2Co.6:4 12:10.†
SYN.: θλίψις, q.v (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | distresses (2), anguish (1), distress (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | distress (2), calamities (1), difficulties (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Stenochōria, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 2:9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 6:4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
- 2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore 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.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).