στενοχωρία stenochōria · G4730

hardship

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

στενοχωρ-ία, ; Ionic dialect -ίη, ἡ, narrowness of space, a confined space, []; want of room, by sea or land, []; opposed to εὐρυχωρία and ἄνεσις, [], compare 182b; σ. βίου the short space of life remaining, []; II metaphorically, straits, difficulty, ἡ σ. τοῦ ποταμοῦ difficulty of passing the river, []; distress, []; ἡ τῆς πόλεως []; also, narrow limits, probably in []

Where it's used 4 times

Romans 2:9 · Romans 8:35 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 12:10

Source: TBESG G4730; TFLSJ G4730

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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