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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 - We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:21 - Speaking among themselves, they said, “Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn’t listen. That’s why we’re in this trouble.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - Then the people of Israel were convinced that the LORD had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:29

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy’s attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:17 - Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen! Let them rescue you in your hour of distress!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the LORD had kept her from having children.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the LORD reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:24 - Now may the LORD value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9 - But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The LORD, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:19 - They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress,
but the LORD supported me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:29 - And the king repeated his vow: “As surely as the LORD lives, who has rescued me from every danger,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:27 - Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:4 - Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD’s help, and the LORD heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:3 - They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:6 - Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:26 - Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - They said, ‘Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war,[fn] plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this Temple where your name is honored. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - That dark day terrifies them.
They live in distress and anguish,
like a king preparing for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:1 - O LORD, why do you stand so far away?
Why do you hide when I am in trouble?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - Do not stay so far from me,
for trouble is near,
and no one else can help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:17 - My problems go from bad to worse.
Oh, save me from them all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:22 - O God, ransom Israel
from all its troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - For you are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory.
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:6 - In my desperation I prayed, and the LORD listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:17 - The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:19 - The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:39 - The LORD rescues the godly;
he is their fortress 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?
Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.[fn]

God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:15 - Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 54:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 54:7 - For you have rescued me from my troubles
and helped me to triumph over my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:16 - But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety when I am in distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Oh, please help us against our enemies,
for all human help is useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:11 - You captured us in your net
and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:14 - yes, the sacred vows that I made
when I was in deep trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:20 - You have allowed me to suffer much hardship,
but you will restore me to life again
and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:2 - When I was in deep trouble,
I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
but my soul was not comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:49 - He loosed on them his fierce anger—
all his fury, rage, and hostility.
He dispatched against them
a band of destroying angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you;
I answered out of the thundercloud
and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah.
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