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Lexicon :: Strong's G2347 - thlipsis

Aa
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 BoxMat 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:21 - But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:9 - Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:21 - Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:17 - And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:19 - For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:24 - But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:21 - When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:33 - I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:10 - And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:11 - Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:19 - Then those who had gone away at the time of the trouble about Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus, preaching to the Jews only.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:22 - Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:23 - Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:3 - And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:35 - Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:12 - Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:28 - If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But those who do so will have trouble in the flesh. But I will not be hard on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:4 - Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:4 - For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:17 - For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:4 - My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:2 - How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:13 - And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:13 - For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:17 - But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:14 - But you did well to have care for me in my need.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 - Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:6 - And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:3 - So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:7 - For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 - So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:6 - For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:33 - In part, in being attacked by angry words and cruel acts, before the eyes of everyone, and in part, in being united with those who were attacked in this way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22 - See, I will put her into a bed, and those who make themselves unclean with her, into great trouble, if they go on with her works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
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