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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 45 times in 43 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - "Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:21 - For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - "Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 - But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:19 - For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - "But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:21 - When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage - I have conquered the world."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:11 - Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:19 - Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3 - Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12 - Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28 - But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:4 - who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:4 - For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17 - For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - But as God's servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4 - I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13 - For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13 - For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17 - The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:14 - Nevertheless, you did well to share with me in my trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body - for the sake of his body, the church - what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7 - So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:6 - For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:33 - At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - 'I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22 - Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - So I said to him, "My lord, you know the answer." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!
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