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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 - Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - They said to one other, "Surely we're being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - and the people believed. When they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed down close to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:29

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - You will then eat your own offspring, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you, because of the severity of the siege by which your enemies will constrict you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - He will withhold from all of them his children's flesh that he is eating (since there is nothing else left), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - and will secretly eat her afterbirth and her newborn children (since she has nothing else), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17 - At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome 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 for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the LORD had not enabled her to have children.

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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 trouble and distress. You have said, "No! Appoint a king over us." Now take your positions before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24 - In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the LORD value my life and deliver me from all danger."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9 - David replied to Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered my life from all adversity,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:29 - The king swore an oath: "As certainly as the LORD lives (he who has rescued me from every danger),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:27 - Say, 'This is what the king says, "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:4 - Jehoahaz asked for the LORD's mercy and the LORD responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:3 - "This is what Hezekiah says: 'This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:6 - One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:26 - Say, 'This is what the king says: "Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - 'If disaster comes on us in the form of military attack, judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this temple before you, for you are present in this temple. We will cry out to you for help in our distress, so that you will hear and deliver us.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who oppressed them. But in the time of their distress they called to you, and you heard from heaven. In your abundant compassion you provided them with deliverers to rescue them from their adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, 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 to launch an attack,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:9 - Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 - Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - May the LORD answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22 - O God, rescue Israel from all their distress!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:24 - Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15 - Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7 - Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49 - His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - In your distress you called out and I rescued you. I answered you from a dark thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

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