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Lexicon :: Strong's G4730 - stenochōria

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στενοχωρία
Transliteration
stenochōria (Key)
Pronunciation
sten-okh-o-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of στενός (G4728) and χώρα (G5561)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
6x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:604,1077

Trench's Synonyms: lv. θλῖψις, στενοχωρία.

Strong’s Definitions

στενοχωρία stenochōría, sten-okh-o-ree'-ah; from a compound of G4728 and G5561; narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity:—anguish, distress.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4730 in the following manner: distress (3x), anguish (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4730 in the following manner: distress (3x), anguish (1x).

  1. narrowness of place, a narrow place

  2. metaph. dire calamity, extreme affliction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
στενοχωρία stenochōría, sten-okh-o-ree'-ah; from a compound of G4728 and G5561; narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity:—anguish, distress.
STRONGS G4730:
στενοχωρία, στενοχωρίας, ἡ (στενόχωρος), narrowness of place, a narrow space (Isaiah 8:22 (others take this as metaphorically); Thucydides, Plato, others); metaphorically, dire calamity, extreme affliction, (A. V. distress, anguish): Romans 2:9; Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10. (Deuteronomy 28:53, 55, 57; Sir. 10:26; (Wis. 5:3); 1 Macc. 2:53 1 Macc. 13:3; Polybius 1, 67, 1; (Artemidorus Daldianus, oeir. 3, 14); Aelian v. h. 2, 41; (others).) (Cf. Trench, § lv.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
28:53; 28:55; 28:57
Isaiah
8:22
Romans
2:9; 8:35
2 Corinthians
6:4; 12:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4730 matches the Greek στενοχωρία (stenochōria),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

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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 Isa 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:22 - and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:1 - [fn]Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev:
The caravan moves slowly
across the terrible desert to Egypt—
donkeys weighed down with riches
and camels loaded with treasure—
all to pay for Egypt’s protection.
They travel through the wilderness,
a place of lionesses and lions,
a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live.
All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.
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