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Lexicon :: Strong's G2347 - thlipsis

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θλῖψις
Transliteration
thlipsis (Key)
Pronunciation
thlip'-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:139,334

Trench's Synonyms: lv. θλῖψις, στενοχωρία.

Strong’s Definitions

†θλῖψις thlîpsis, thlip'-sis; from G2346; pressure (literally or figuratively):—afflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's G2347 in the following manner: tribulation (21x), affliction (17x), trouble (3x), anguish (1x), persecution (1x), burdened (1x), to be afflicted (with G1519) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x
The KJV translates Strong's G2347 in the following manner: tribulation (21x), affliction (17x), trouble (3x), anguish (1x), persecution (1x), burdened (1x), to be afflicted (with G1519) (1x).

  1. a pressing, pressing together, pressure

  2. metaph. oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress, straits

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†θλῖψις thlîpsis, thlip'-sis; from G2346; pressure (literally or figuratively):—afflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.
STRONGS G2347:
θλῖψις, or θλῖψις (so L Tr) (cf. Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 e.; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch., p. 35), θλίψεως, ἡ (θλίβω), properly, a pressing, pressing together, pressure (Strabo, p. 52; Galen); in Biblical and ecclesiastical writings, a Greek metaphor, oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress, straits; Vulg.tribulatio, also pressura (2 Corinthians 1:4b; John 16:(21),33; (Philippians 1:16 (17); and in Colossians 1:24 passio)); (the Sept. for צָרָה, also for צַר, לַחַץ, etc.): Matthew 24:9; Acts 7:11; Acts 11:19; Romans 12:12; 2 Corinthians 1:4, 8; 2 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:6; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 2:9, 22; Revelation 7:14; joined with στενοχωρία (cf. Trench, § lv.), Romans 2:9; Romans 8:35 (Deuteronomy 28:53f; Isa. (Isaiah 8:22); Isaiah 30:6); with ἀνάγκη, 1 Thessalonians 3:7; with διωγμός, Matthew 13:21; Mark 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; of the afflictions of those hard pressed by siege and the calamities of war, Matthew 24:21, 29; Mark 13:19, 24; of the straits of want, 2 Corinthians 8:13; Philippians 4:14 (here others give the word a wider reference); James 1:27; of the distress of a woman in childbirth; John 16:21. θλῖψιν ἔχω (equivalent to θλίβομαι), John 16:33; 1 Corinthians 7:28; Revelation 2:10; θλῖψις ἐπί τινα ἔρχεται, Acts 7:11; ἐν θλίψει, 1 Thessalonians 1:6. plural: Acts 7:10; Acts 14:22; Acts 20:23; Romans 5:3; Ephesians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 10:33; τοῦ Χριστοῦ, the afflictions which Christ had to undergo (and which, therefore, his followers must not shrink from), Colossians 1:24 (see ἀνταναπληρόω); θλῖψις τῆς καρδίας (καί συνοχή), anxiety, burden of heart, 2 Corinthians 2:4; θλῖψιν ἐπιφέρειν (L T Tr WH ἐγείρειν, see ἐγείρω, 4 c.) τοῖς δεσμοῖς τίνος, to increase the misery of my imprisonment by causing me anxiety, Philippians 1:16 (17).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
28:53
Isaiah
8:22; 30:6
Matthew
13:21; 24:9; 24:21; 24:29
Mark
4:17; 13:19; 13:24
John
16; 16:21; 16:33
Acts
7:10; 7:11; 7:11; 11:19; 14:22; 20:23
Romans
2:9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12
1 Corinthians
7:28
2 Corinthians
1:4; 1:4; 1:8; 2:4; 4:17; 6:4; 7:4; 8:2; 8:13
Ephesians
3:13
Philippians
1:16; 1:16; 4:14
Colossians
1:24; 1:24
1 Thessalonians
1:6; 3:3; 3:7
2 Thessalonians
1:4; 1:6
Hebrews
10:33
James
1:27
Revelation
1:9; 2:9; 2:10; 2:22; 7:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2347 matches the Greek θλῖψις (thlipsis),
which occurs 104 times in 96 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 35:3–Psa 81:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:3 - Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:29 - But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - And you shall eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies shall distress you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - so that he will not give to any of them any of the flesh of his children whom he is eating, because he has nothing else left, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17 - Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. And many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - Go and cry out to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24 - Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the LORD, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9 - But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:19 - They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the LORD was my support.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:29 - And the king swore, saying, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:27 - and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, until I come in peace.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:4 - Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:3 - They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:6 - They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:26 - and say, ‘Thus says the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - ‘If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment,[fn] or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before you—for your name is in this house—and cry out to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - Therefore you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - distress and anguish terrify him;
they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 - Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22 - Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:24 - Why do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.[fn] A Song.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present[fn] help in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15 - and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7 - For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - because of the noise of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - that which my lips uttered
and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;
my soul refuses to be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49 - He let loose on them his burning anger,
wrath, indignation, and distress,
a company of destroying angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - In distress you called, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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