στεναγμόςstenagmós
a sigh
Greek (New Testament) · G4726
Meanings
a groaning: Acts 7:34 (LXX κραυγή), Romans 8:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:34 I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groans and have come down to rescue them. Now go, for I am sending you back to Egypt.’
- Romans 8:26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.