The meaning of “στενοχωρία”
Understanding stenochōría reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
anguish, distress. - narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity
στενοχωρία
anguish, distress. - narrowness of room, i.e. (figuratively) calamity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Romans 2:9 | “Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;” Word: στενοχωρία (stenochōría) | |
| Romans 8:35 | “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” Word: στενοχωρία (stenochōría) | |
| 2 Corinthians 6:4 | “But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,” Word: στενοχωρία (stenochōría) | |
| 2 Corinthians 12:10 | “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” Word: στενοχωρία (stenochōría) |