θλῖψιςthlîpsis
pressure (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2347
Meanings
pressure. In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Matthew 24:9, Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:19, Mark 13:24, John 16:21, Acts 7:11, Acts 11:19, Romans 12:12, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 7:4, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:13, Philippians 4:14, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, James 1:27, Revelation 1:9, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 2:22, Revelation 7:14; with ἀνάγκη (see that word), 1 Thessalonians 3:7; στενοχωρία (which from the order of the words would appear to be the stronger term), Romans 2:9, Romans 8:35; διωγμός, Matthew 13:21, Mark 4:17, 2 Thessalonians 1:4; θ. ἔχω, John 16:33, 1 Corinthians 7:28, Revelation 2:10; ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί, Acts 7:11; ἐν θλίψει, 1 Thessalonians 1:6; plural, Acts 7:10, Acts 14:22, Acts 20:23, Romans 5:3, Ephesians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, Hebrews 10:33; τ. Χριστοῦ, Colossians 1:24; θ. τῆς καρδίας, 2 Corinthians 2:4; θ. ἐγείρειν, Philippians 1:17.
Synonyms
ἀνάγκη, διωγμός, στενοχωρία.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 44 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
- Matthew 24:9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.
- Matthew 24:21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.
- Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 4:17 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
- Mark 13:19 For there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again.
See every passage
- Matthew 13:21, 24:9, 24:21, 24:29
- Mark 4:17, 13:19, 13:24
- John 16:21, 16:33
- Acts 7:10, 7:11, 11:19, 14:22, 20:23
- Romans 2:9, 5:3, 8:35, 12:12
- 1 Corinthians 7:28
- 2 Corinthians 1:4, 1:8, 2:4, 4:17, 6:4, 7:4, 8:2, 8:13
- Ephesians 3:13
- Philippians 4:14
- Colossians 1:24
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 3:3, 3:7
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4, 1:6
- Hebrews 10:33
- James 1:27
- Revelation 1:9, 2:9, 2:10, 2:22, 7:14
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.