What does στενός · θλίβω mean in the Bible?
στενός · θλίβω is a Greek phrase meaning "narrow, constricted, hard".
Greek · G4728, G2346
στενῆς / τεθλιμμένη
Narrow (from obstacles standing close about) · to crowd (literally or figuratively)
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στενόςG4728narrow (from obstacles standing close about)
Pronunciationstenós
Narrow passage with obstacles pressing close; figuratively, the difficult, restrictive path to salvation.
Open lexicon entry →θλίβωG2346to crowd (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthlíbō
To press or squeeze literally; metaphorically to oppress or afflict through external pressure or hardship.
Open lexicon entry →What does στενῆς / τεθλιμμένη (stenēs / tethlimmenē) mean in the Bible?
στενός · θλίβω is a Greek phrase meaning "narrow, constricted, hard".
Full entry for στενῆς / τεθλιμμένη (G4728, G2346) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4728, G2346?
G4728, G2346 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. narrow, constricted, hard
Source Gloss
narrow, constricted, hard
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms3Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 7:141×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 7:13 · Luke 13:242×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present9
Voice
passive7active2
Mood
participle6infinitive1indicative1subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:9θλίβωσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive2 Corinthians 1:6θλιβόμεθαpresent passive indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 4:8θλιβόμενοιpresent passive participleparticiple2 Corinthians 7:5θλιβόμενοιpresent passive participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 3:4θλίβεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive2 Thessalonians 1:6θλίβουσινpresent active participleparticiple2 Thessalonians 1:7θλιβομένοιςpresent passive participleparticiple1 Timothy 5:10θλιβομένοιςpresent passive participleparticipleHebrews 11:37θλιβόμενοιpresent passive participleparticiple
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)
Word Origins
στενῆς / τεθλιμμένη is built from this root: