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GreekG4730Noun (Feminine)

στενοχωρία

stenochōria

4Occurrences
G4730Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity

from a compound of G4728 (στενός) and G5561 (χώρα);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
narrowness of space, want of room (Thuc.). Metaphorical (Ken., Polyb., ), difficulty, distress: *θλίψις καὶ *(ἢ) σ. (EV, anguish); pl.
Synonyms
θλίψις, q.v
LXX: for צוֹק, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

στενοχωρία appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Romans
2

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 12:10BSB

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 6:4BSB

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

Romans 2:9BSB

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

Romans 8:35BSB

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.