Lexical Summary stenochōreō: to be made narrow, to compress Original Word: στενοχωρέωTransliteration: stenochōreō Phonetic Spelling: (sten-okh-o-reh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be made narrow, to compress Meaning: to be made narrow, to compress Strong's Concordance cramp, confineFrom the same as stenochoria; to hem in closely, i.e. (figuratively) cramp -- distress, straiten. see GREEK stenochoria Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4729: στενοχωρέωστενοχωρέω, στενοχώρω: (στενόχωρος; and this from στενός, and χῶρος a space); 1. intransitive, to be in a strait place (Machon in Athen. 13, p. 582 b.); to be narrow (Isaiah 49:19). 2. transitive, to straiten, compress, cramp, reduce to straits (Vulg.angustio) (Diodorus, Lucian, Herodian, others; (the Sept. Joshua 17:15; Judges 16:16; Isaiah 28:20; 4 Macc. 11:11)): passive tropically, of one sorely 'straitened' in spirit, 2 Corinthians 4:8; οὐ στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν ἡμῖν, ye are not straitened in us, ample space is granted you in our souls, i. e. we enfold you with large affection, 2 Corinthians 6:12; στενοχωρεῖσθε ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις ὑμῶν, ye are straitened your own affections, so that there is no room there for us, i. e. you do not grant a place in your heart for love toward me, ibid. |
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