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Lexicon :: Strong's G4728 - stenos

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στενός
Transliteration
stenos (Key)
Pronunciation
sten-os'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of ἵστημι (G2476)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:604,1077

Strong’s Definitions

στενός stenós, sten-os'; probably from the base of G2476; narrow (from obstacles standing close about):—strait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4728 in the following manner: strait (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4728 in the following manner: strait (3x).

  1. narrow, strait

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στενός stenós, sten-os'; probably from the base of G2476; narrow (from obstacles standing close about):—strait.
STRONGS G4728:
στενός, στενή, στενόν, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. for צַר, narrow, strait: πύλη, Matthew 7:13 (14 (here L Tr brackets πύλη)); Luke 13:24.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:13
Luke
13:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4728 matches the Greek στενός (stenos),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:26 - Then the angel of the LORD moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:14 - David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:19 - But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:29 - [fn]David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:22 - So David promised this to Saul with an oath. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went back to their stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:1 - One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, “As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:11 - “Terrors surround the wicked
and trouble them at every step.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:11 - They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it,
and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:27 - A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:20 - Though the Lord gave you adversity for food
and suffering for drink,
he will still be with you to teach you.
You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:20 - The generations born in exile will return and say,
‘We need more room! It’s crowded here!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:7 - In all history there has never been such a time of terror.
It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel.[fn]
Yet in the end they will be saved!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - They will pass safely through the sea of distress,[fn]
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be crushed,
and the rule of Egypt will end.
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