στενάζω stenazō · G4727
to groan
στενάζω ; [in LXX for אָנַח ni., אָנַק, etc. ; ] ; to groan ("the word denotes feeling which is internal and unexpressed," Mayor, Ja., 162): Mrk.7:34, 2Co.5:2 5:4, Heb.13:17, Jas.5:9 (EV, murmur); ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Rom.8:23 (cf. ἀνα-, συ(ν)-στενάζω).†; SYN.: see: κλαίω (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
στενάζω, ; []: future -άξω[]: aorist ἐστέναξα []:—passive, perfect ἐστέναγμαι [] —properly _frequentative verb_ of στένω, sigh deeply: generally, sigh, groan, []; οἴκοις in the house, []; frequently with a neuter adjective, οἰκτρόν, δεινὸν σ., []; μέγα σ. []; τί ἐστέναξας τοῦτ; why utteredst thou this moan? []; πηλίκον τί ποτ᾽ ἂν στενάξεια; []; 2 transitive, bemoan, bewail, πότμον []; τινα []
Where it's used 6 times
Mark 7:34 · Romans 8:23 · 2 Corinthians 5:2 · 2 Corinthians 5:4 · Hebrews 13:17 · James 5:9
Source: TBESG G4727; TFLSJ G4727
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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