verb
stenazamō
Strong’sG4727
I groan
stem stenaz-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
στενάζω
[in LXX for אנח ni., אנק, etc.;]
SYN.: v.s. κλαίω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4727 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsten-ad'-zo
to make (intransitively, be) in straits, i.e. (by implication) to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly
Fromfrom G4728;
King Jameswith grief, groan, grudge, sigh.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 4th c.BC+: future -άξωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐστέναξα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, perfect ἐστέναγμαι Refs 3rd c.BC+ —properly _frequentative verb_ of στένω, sigh deeply: generally, sigh, groan, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἴκοις in the house, Refs; frequently with a neuter adjective, οἰκτρόν, δεινὸν σ., Refs; μέγα σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; τί ἐστέναξας τοῦτ; why utteredst thou this moan? Refs 5th c.BC+; πηλίκον τί ποτ᾽ ἂν στενάξεια; Refs 4th c.BC+
2 transitive, bemoan, bewail, πότμον Refs 5th c.BC+; τινα Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| stenazanōστενάζομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | groan | 3× |
| stenazataἐστέναξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | sighed | 1× |
| stenazavōrστενάζετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | grumble | 1× |
| stenazarōntoisστενάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | with grief | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenazamō | stenazame | stenazami | stenazama | stenazamē | stenazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stenazasō | stenazase | stenazasi | stenazasa | stenazasē | stenazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenazatō | stenazate | stenazati | stenazata1×ἐστέναξεν | stenazatē | stenazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | stenazanō3×στενάζομεν | stenazane | stenazani | stenazana | stenazanē | stenazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenazavō | stenazave | stenazavi | stenazava | stenazavē | stenazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stenazalō | stenazale | stenazali | stenazala | stenazalē | stenazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenazameiō | stenazameia | stenazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stenazaseiō | stenazaseia | stenazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenazateiō | stenazateia | stenazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | stenazaneiō | stenazaneia | stenazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenazaveiō | stenazaveia | stenazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stenazaleiō | stenazaleia | stenazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stenazasōr | stenazasar | stenazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenazatōr | stenazatar | stenazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenazavōr1×στενάζετε | stenazavar | stenazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stenazalōr | stenazalar | stenazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenazamoiō | stenazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | stenazasoiō | stenazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenazatoiō | stenazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | stenazanoiō | stenazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenazavoiō | stenazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | stenazaloiō | stenazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stenazarō | stenazari | stenazara | stenazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | stenazarōntos1× | stenazarintos | stenazarantos | stenazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
stenaz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
stenazanō“groan”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural3×
Romans 8:23… echarōntois nis kai autois en heautoi stenazanō, huiothesian apekdechorōntois tan apolutrōsian teu sōmeu …… have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for …
2 Corinthians 5:2kai gar en houte stenazanō, tem oikētēriem nu tem ek ouranou …For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our …
2 Corinthians 5:4… gar tois arōntois en te skēne stenazanō barorōntois epi he ouk thelanō ekduera …… we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do …
stenazata“sighed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 7:34kai anableparantos eis ton ouranon stenazata, kai legatō auto; Effathisar, hem atō …And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha …
stenazavōr“grumble”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 5:9“grumble”mē stenazavōr, adelfoir, kata allēloiu, hina mē kriniveia; …Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the …
stenazarōntois“with grief”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 13:17… meta charau houtem poialeiō kai mē stenazarōntois, alusitelem gar vi houtem.… to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no …