2001 Translation

STENOCHŌROUMENOI, stenochōroumenoi

Sounds Like: steh-noh-khoh-roo-MEH-noi

Translations: being distressed, being hard pressed, being in a narrow place, being in straits

From the root: ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word describes the state of being in a confined or narrow place, metaphorically extended to mean being in distress, difficulty, or hard pressed. It implies a lack of room or options, leading to a feeling of being hemmed in or constrained. It is often used to describe a situation where one feels constricted or without space to maneuver, either physically or emotionally.

Inflection: Present, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G4729 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Corinthians — 4:8

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Isaiah — 28:20

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 2 Corinthians — 4:8

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
• ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΣΘΑΙ — to be distressed, to be in distress, to be straitened, to be in a narrow place, to be confined, to be hard pressed
• ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΑΣ — being distressed, being in distress, being confined, being restricted, being hard-pressed
• ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — distressed, afflicted, in distress, hard pressed, straitened
• ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΥΣ — distressed, hard-pressed, afflicted, in distress, those who are distressed

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