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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - non habet autem in se radicem sed est temporalis facta autem tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum continuo scandalizatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - tunc tradent vos in tribulationem et occident vos et eritis odio omnibus gentibus propter nomen meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:21 - erit enim tunc tribulatio magna qualis non fuit ab initio mundi usque modo neque fiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - statim autem post tribulationem dierum illorum sol obscurabitur et luna non dabit lumen suum et stellae cadent de caelo et virtutes caelorum commovebuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 - et non habent radicem in se sed temporales sunt deinde orta tribulatione et persecutione propter verbum confestim scandalizantur

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:19 - erunt enim dies illi tribulationes tales quales non fuerunt ab initio creaturae quam condidit Deus usque nunc neque fient

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - sed in illis diebus post tribulationem illam sol contenebrabitur et luna non dabit splendorem suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:21 - mulier cum parit tristitiam habet quia venit hora eius cum autem pepererit puerum iam non meminit pressurae propter gaudium quia natus est homo in mundum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - haec locutus sum vobis ut in me pacem habeatis in mundo pressuram habetis sed confidite ego vici mundum

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - et eripuit eum ex omnibus tribulationibus eius et dedit ei gratiam et sapientiam in conspectu Pharaonis regis Aegypti et constituit eum praepositum super Aegyptum et super omnem domum suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:11 - venit autem fames in universam Aegyptum et Chanaan et tribulatio magna et non inveniebant cibos patres nostri

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:19 - et illi quidem qui dispersi fuerant a tribulatione quae facta fuerat sub Stephano perambulaverunt usque Foenicen et Cyprum et Antiochiam nemini loquentes verbum nisi solis Iudaeis

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - [Vulgate 14:21] confirmantes animas discipulorum exhortantes ut permanerent in fide et quoniam per multas tribulationes oportet nos intrare in regnum Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - nisi quod Spiritus Sanctus per omnes civitates protestatur mihi dicens quoniam vincula et tribulationes me manent

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - tribulatio et angustia in omnem animam hominis operantis malum Iudaei primum et Graeci

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3 - non solum autem sed et gloriamur in tribulationibus scientes quod tribulatio patientiam operatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - quis nos separabit a caritate Christi tribulatio an angustia an persecutio an fames an nuditas an periculum an gladius

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12 - spe gaudentes in tribulatione patientes orationi instantes

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28 - si autem acceperis uxorem non peccasti et si nupserit virgo non peccavit tribulationem tamen carnis habebunt huiusmodi ego autem vobis parco

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:4 - qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra ut possimus et ipsi consolari eos qui in omni pressura sunt per exhortationem qua exhortamur et ipsi a Deo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - non enim volumus ignorare vos fratres de tribulatione nostra quae facta est in Asia quoniam supra modum gravati sumus supra virtutem ita ut taederet nos etiam vivere

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:4 - nam ex multa tribulatione et angustia cordis scripsi vobis per multas lacrimas non ut contristemini sed ut sciatis quam caritatem habeo abundantius in vobis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17 - id enim quod in praesenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostrae supra modum in sublimitatem aeternum gloriae pondus operatur nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - sed in omnibus exhibeamus nosmet ipsos sicut Dei ministros in multa patientia in tribulationibus in necessitatibus in angustiis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4 - multa mihi fiducia est apud vos multa mihi gloriatio pro vobis repletus sum consolatione superabundo gaudio in omni tribulatione nostra

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - quod in multo experimento tribulationis abundantia gaudii ipsorum et altissima paupertas eorum abundavit in divitias simplicitatis eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13 - non enim ut aliis sit remissio vobis autem tribulatio sed ex aequalitate

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13 - propter quod peto ne deficiatis in tribulationibus meis pro vobis quae est gloria vestra

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:16 - quidam ex caritate scientes quoniam in defensionem evangelii positus sum

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:14 - verumtamen bene fecistis communicantes tribulationi meae

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - qui nunc gaudeo in passionibus pro vobis et adimpleo ea quae desunt passionum Christi in carne mea pro corpore eius quod est ecclesia

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - et vos imitatores nostri facti estis et Domini excipientes verbum in tribulatione multa cum gaudio Spiritus Sancti

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - ut nemo moveatur in tribulationibus istis ipsi enim scitis quod in hoc positi sumus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7 - ideo consolati sumus fratres in vobis in omni necessitate et tribulatione nostra per vestram fidem

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - ita ut et nos ipsi in vobis gloriemur in ecclesiis Dei pro patientia vestra et fide in omnibus persecutionibus vestris et tribulationibus quas sustinetis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:6 - si tamen iustum est apud Deum retribuere tribulationem his qui vos tribulant

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:33 - et in altero quidem obprobriis et tribulationibus spectaculum facti in altero autem socii taliter conversantium effecti

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - religio munda et inmaculata apud Deum et Patrem haec est visitare pupillos et viduas in tribulatione eorum inmaculatum se custodire ab hoc saeculo

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - ego Iohannes frater vester et particeps in tribulatione et regno et patientia in Iesu fui in insula quae appellatur Patmos propter verbum Dei et testimonium Iesu

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - scio tribulationem tuam et paupertatem tuam sed dives es et blasphemaris ab his qui se dicunt Iudaeos esse et non sunt sed sunt synagoga Satanae

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - nihil horum timeas quae passurus es ecce missurus est diabolus ex vobis in carcerem ut temptemini et habebitis tribulationem diebus decem esto fidelis usque ad mortem et dabo tibi coronam vitae

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22 - ecce mitto eam in lectum et qui moechantur cum ea in tribulationem maximam nisi paenitentiam egerint ab operibus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - et dixi illi domine mi tu scis et dixit mihi hii sunt qui veniunt de tribulatione magna et laverunt stolas suas et dealbaverunt eas in sanguine agni
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