ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑΝ, στενοχωριαν
STENOCHŌRIAN, stenochōrian
Sounds Like: steh-no-kho-REE-an
Translations: distress, anguish, tribulation, narrowness, a distress, an anguish, a tribulation, a narrowness
From the root: ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of being in a narrow place, which metaphorically extends to mean distress, anguish, or tribulation. It is a compound word formed from 'στενός' (stenos), meaning 'narrow' or 'tight', and 'χώρα' (chora), meaning 'space' or 'place'. It describes a situation where one feels hemmed in or restricted, leading to emotional or spiritual pressure.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4730 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Wisdom — 5:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 9:371
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 9:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 5:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 10 — 2:6
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 4 — 3:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑ.
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.
- ΕΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑ — distress, anguish, narrowness, straits, affliction, trouble
- ΝΟΧΩΡΙΑΣ — of distress, of tribulation, of anguish, of trouble, of narrowness
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑ — distress, anguish, tribulation, narrowness, straits, a distress, an anguish, a tribulation
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑΙΣ — distress, anguish, tribulation, straits, difficulties
- ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΙΑΣ — of distress, of anguish, of tribulation, of narrowness, of straits
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