To groan
στενάζωStrong’s G4727stenazō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stenazō is the Greek word usually translated “we groan”, “sighed deeply” and “groan”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”
Meaning
Usually translated “we groan”, “sighed deeply” and “groan”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- we groan 2
- he sighed deeply 1
- groan 1
- groaning 1
- do grumble 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- Hebrews 1
- James 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 8:23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
- 2 Corinthians 5:4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
- Hebrews 13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
- James 5:9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
Greek dictionary
στενάζω stenazō · to groan
στενάζω [in LXX for אָנַח ni., אָנַק, etc. ;] to groan ("the word denotes feeling which is internal and unexpressed," Mayor, Ja., 162): Mrk.7:34, 2Co.5:2 5:4, Heb.13:17, Jas.5:9 (EV, murmur); ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Rom.8:23 (cf. ἀνα-, συ(ν)-στενάζω).† SYN.: see: κλαίω (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.