What does στενάζω (stenázō) mean in the Bible?
στενάζω (stenázō): Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone
Greek · G4727
στενάζω
To groan
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στενάζω G4727
Pronunciation stenázō
What does στενάζω (stenázō) mean in the Bible?
στενάζω (stenázō): Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4727?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include we groan (2), [with] grief (1), complain (1), groan (1), He sighed deeply (1).
Where does στενάζω (stenázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 7:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), Hebrews (1), James (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It we groan 2× 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
[with] grief 1× Hebrews 13:17
complain 1× James 5:9
groan 1× Romans 8:23
He sighed deeply 1× Mark 7:34
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 7:34 ἐστέναξεν to He sighed deeply Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 8:23 στενάζομεν to groan Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 5:2 στενάζομεν to we groan Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 2 Corinthians 5:4 στενάζομεν to we groan Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Hebrews 13:17 στενάζοντες to [with] grief Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural James 5:9 στενάζετε to complain Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 7:34
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Romans 1 2 Corinthians 2 Hebrews 1 James 1
Source forms
στενάζομεν 3x stenazomen Romans 8:23, 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
ἐστέναξεν 1x estenaxen Mark 7:34
στενάζετε 1x stenazete James 5:9
στενάζοντες 1x stenazontes Hebrews 13:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 3x Romans 8:23, 2 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 7:34
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x James 5:9
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 13:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone
Strong's G4727
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 7:34 Source Gloss
to groan
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone
to groan ("the word denotes feeling which is internal and unexpressed," Mayor, Ja., 162): Mrk.7:34, 2Co.5:2 5:4, Heb.13:17, Jas.5:9 (EV, murmur); ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Rom.8:23 (cf. ἀνα-, συ(ν)-στενάζω).
Synonymssee: κλαίω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 7:34 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐστέναξε, estenaxen
I groan
Read verse Romans 8:23 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
στενάζομεν, stenazomen
I groan
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:2 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
στενάζομεν, stenazomen
I groan
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:4 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
στενάζομεν stenazomen
I groan
Read verse Hebrews 13:17 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
στενάζοντες· stenazontev
I groan
Read verse James 5:9 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
στενάζετε stenazete
I groan
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Rom 8:23 · 2 Cor 5:2 · 2 Cor 5:4 3×
Aorist Active Mark 7:34 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Heb 13:17 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Jas 5:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 aorist 1
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 7:34 ἐστέναξεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:23 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:2 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:4 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 13:17 στενάζοντες present active participle participle James 5:9 στενάζετε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Jesus groans inwardly with deep compassion before healing the deaf man
Believers groan inwardly, waiting for adoption and redemption of the body
Paul groans earnestly, longing to be clothed with heavenly dwelling
Spiritual leaders groan over souls, carrying burden of pastoral responsibility
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
στενάζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain