Groan
στεναγμόςStrong’s G4726stenagmos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stenagmos is the Greek word usually translated “groans” and “groanings”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.”
Meaning
Usually translated “groans” and “groanings”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- groans 1
- with groanings 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
στεναγμός stenagmos · groan
στεναγμός, -οῦ, ὁ (στενάζω), [in LXX for אֲנָחָה, אֲנָקָה, נְאָקָה, etc. ;] a groaning: Act.7:34 (LXX κραυγή), Rom.8:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “groan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GROAN, verb intransitive
[Latin grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to groan; Latin rana, a frog.]
- To breathe with a deep murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow.“For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan being burdened” 2 Corinthians 5:4
- To sigh; to be oppressed or afflicted; or to complain of oppression.
All definitions and other forms of “groan”
GROAN, noun
A deep mournful sound, uttered in pain, sorrow or anguish.
- Any low, rumbling sound; as the groans of roaring wind.
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.