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Greek word study

θλίβωthlíbō — I make narrow, persecute, press hard

(a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard.

Translated in the King James as: afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Origin: akin to the base of G5147 (τρίβος);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 1×
Matt 7:14
Mark — 1×
Mark 3:9
2 Corinthians — 3×
2 Cor 1:62 Cor 4:82 Cor 7:5
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Thess 3:4
2 Thessalonians — 2×
2 Thess 1:62 Thess 1:7
1 Timothy — 1×
1 Tim 5:10
Hebrews — 1×
Heb 11:37

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.