Pressure
θλῖψιςStrong’s G2347thlipsis
Appears in 42 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thlipsis is the Greek word usually translated “tribulation”, “tribulations” and “affliction”. It appears in 42 verses of the New Testament.
“So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”
Meaning
Usually translated “tribulation”, “tribulations” and “affliction”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- tribulation 24
- tribulations 9
- affliction 7
- in tribulation 1
- of tribulation 1
- with affliction 1
- by tribulations 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 8
- Acts 5
- Revelation 5
- Matthew 4
- Romans 4
- Mark 3
15 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6In contextSeeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
- Matthew 13:21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
- Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
- Matthew 24:21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
- Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
- Mark 4:17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
All 42 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
θλῖψις thlipsis · pressure
θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ (θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ;] pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaphorically, tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19, Rom.12:12, 2Co.1:4 1:8 4:17 6:4 7:4 8:2 8:13, Php.4:14, 2Th.1:6, Jas.1:27, Rev.1:9 2:9, 22 7:14; with ἀνάγκη (which see), 1Th.3:7; στενοχωρία (which from the order of the words would appear to be the stronger term), Rom.2:9 8:35; διωγμός, Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17, 2Th.1:4; θ. ἔχω, Jhn.16:33, 1Co.7:23, Rev.2:10; ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί, Act.7:11; ἐν θλίψει 1Th.1:6; pl., Act.7:10 14:22 20:28, Rom.5:3 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pressure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRESS'URE, noun
[Latin pressura.]
The act of pressing or urging with force.
- The act of squeezing or crushing.
- The state of being squeezed or crushed.
- The force of one body acting on another by weight or the continued application of power. pressure is occasioned by weight or gravity, by the motion of bodies, by the expansion of fluids, by elasticity, etc.
- A constraining force or impulse; that which urges or compels the intellectual or moral faculties; as the pressure of motives on the mind, or of fear on the conscience.
All definitions
- That which afflicts the body or depresses the spirits; any severe affliction, distress, calamity or grievance; straits, difficulties, embarrassments, or the distress they occasion.
- Urgency; as the pressure of business.
- Impression; stamp; character impressed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.