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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 35 times in 35 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - [[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.]] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 - Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:24 - Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - [[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.]] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15 - And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7 - For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49 - He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:7 - In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:15 - He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:39 - Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:3 - The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 - I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:7 - Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:11 - Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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