θλῖψις thlipsis · G2347

pressure

θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ ; (θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ; ] ; pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19, Rom.12:12, 2Co.1:4 1:8 4:17 6:4 7:4 8:2 8:13, Php.4:14, 2Th.1:6, Jas.1:27, Rev.1:9 2:9, 22 7:14; with ἀνάγκη (which see), 1Th.3:7; στενοχωρία (which from the order of the words would appear to be the stronger term), Rom.2:9 8:35; διωγμός, Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17, 2Th.1:4; θ. ἔχω, Jhn.16:33, 1Co.7:23, Rev.2:10; ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί, Act.7:11; ἐν θλίψει 1Th.1:6; pl., Act.7:10 14:22 20:28, Rom.5:3, Eph.3:13, 1Th.3:3, Heb.10:33; τ. Χριστοῦ, Col.1:24; θ. τῆς καρδίας, 2Co.2:4; θ. ἐγείρειν, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

θλῖψις, εως, ἡ, ; pressure, []; ἀντέρεισις καὶ θ. []; of the pulse, []; ὑστερικαὶ θ. []; 2 crushing, castration, πώλων []; 3 metaphorically, oppression, affliction, []

Where it's used 44 times

Matthew 13:21 · Matthew 24:9 · Matthew 24:21 · Matthew 24:29 · Mark 4:17 · Mark 13:19 · Mark 13:24 · John 16:21 · John 16:33 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 11:19 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 20:23 · Romans 2:9 · Romans 5:3 · Romans 8:35 · Romans 12:12 · 1 Corinthians 7:28 · 2 Corinthians 1:4 · 2 Corinthians 1:8 · 2 Corinthians 2:4 · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 7:4 · 2 Corinthians 8:2 · 2 Corinthians 8:13 · Ephesians 3:13 · Philippians 4:14 · Colossians 1:24 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6 · 1 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Thessalonians 3:7 · 2 Thessalonians 1:4 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6 · Hebrews 10:33 · James 1:27 · Revelation 1:9 · Revelation 2:9 · Revelation 2:10 · Revelation 2:22 · Revelation 7:14 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G2347; TFLSJ G2347

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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