ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΣΘΑΙ, στενοχωρισθαι
STENOCHŌRISTHAI, stenochōristhai
Sounds Like: steh-no-kho-RIS-thai
Translations: to be distressed, to be in distress, to be straitened, to be in a narrow place, to be confined, to be hard pressed
From the root: ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present passive infinitive form of the verb ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΩ. It describes the state of being in a narrow or confined space, which can be literal or metaphorical. Metaphorically, it refers to experiencing distress, anguish, or being hard-pressed by circumstances, implying a lack of room or options. It conveys a sense of being hemmed in or restricted.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4729 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 6:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΙΤΟ — was distressed, was in distress, was hard pressed, was confined, was restricted
- ἘΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΗΣΕΝ — he distressed, he oppressed, he confined, he troubled, he was in distress
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΟΥΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being distressed, being hard pressed, being confined, being in a narrow place, being in straits
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΙ — he/she/it distresses, he/she/it oppresses, he/she/it restricts, he/she/it confines, he/she/it is in distress, he/she/it is hard pressed, he/she/it is cramped
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΙΣΘΕ — be distressed, be restricted, be hard pressed, be in a tight place, be cramped
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΙΤΑΙ — is distressed, is hard pressed, is confined, is in distress, is straitened
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΩ — to be distressed, to be in distress, to be hard pressed, to be cramped, to be confined, to be restricted, to be in a narrow place
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΗΣΕΙ — will distress, will be distressed, will be confined, will be in straits
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΗΣΗ — distress, anguish, narrowness, straits, affliction, trouble
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΑΣ — being distressed, being in distress, being confined, being restricted, being hard-pressed
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being distressed, being hard pressed, being in a narrow place, being in straits
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — distressed, afflicted, in distress, hard pressed, straitened
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — distressed, hard-pressed, afflicted, in distress, those who are distressed
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