θλίβωthlíbō
to crowd (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2346
Meanings
to press: with accusative of person, Mark 3:9; ὁδὸς τεθλιμμένη, a narrow (compressed) way, Matthew 7:14. Metaph. (as frequently in LXX), to oppress, afflict, distress: with accusative of person, 2 Thessalonians 1:6; passive (Vg., tribulor, tribulationem patior), 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Timothy 5:10, Hebrews 11:37 (cf. ἀπο-, συν-θλίβω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
- Mark 3:9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.
- 2 Corinthians 1:6 Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.
- 2 Corinthians 7:5 When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:4 Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well know.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.