verb
stenochōromō
Strong’sG4729
I press upon, cramp, restrain
stem stenochōr-3 times in the New Testament2 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.
στενο-χωρέω, -ῶ
(< στενός + χῶρος, space) [in LXX: Jos 17:15 (אוּץ), Jg 16:16 (אלץ pi.), Is 28:19 (20) (קצר) Is 49:19 (צרר), IV Mac 11:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4729 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsten-okh-o-reh'-o
to hem in closely, i.e. (figuratively) cramp
Fromfrom the same as G4730;
King Jamesdistress, straiten.
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
to be straitened, confined, Refs 3rd c.BC+: metaphorically, to be anxious, in difficulty, ἐπί τινι Refs 5th c.BC+
II transitive, crowd, straiten, τοὺς ἀπαντῶντας Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὰς πύλας, τὰς ὁδούς, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, with future middle Refs 4th c.AD+, to be crowded together, Refs 1st c.BC+; ἐν ταὐτῷ σ. Refs 1st c.BC+; of stricture, Refs 1st c.AD+; to be cramped or confined, ὁ Εὐφράτης -ούμενος Refs 8th c.BC+; of a picture, Refs 4th c.AD+
II.2 metaphorically, press closely, tina LXX:—passive, to be straitened, cramped,LXX+5th c.AD+; ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις NT; ὑπὸ τῶν κακῶν 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| stenochōrovōστενοχωρεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | restricted | 2× |
| stenochōrorōntoisστενοχωρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | crushed | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenochōromō | stenochōrome | stenochōromē | stenochōromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | stenochōrosō | stenochōrose | stenochōrosē | stenochōroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenochōrotō | stenochōrote | stenochōrotē | stenochōrotelē |
| we 1st person plural | stenochōronō | stenochōrone | stenochōronē | stenochōronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenochōrovō2×στενοχωρεῖσθε | stenochōrove | stenochōrovē | stenochōrovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | stenochōrolō | stenochōrole | stenochōrolē | stenochōrolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenochōromeiō | stenochōromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | stenochōroseiō | stenochōroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenochōroteiō | stenochōroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | stenochōroneiō | stenochōroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenochōroveiō | stenochōroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | stenochōroleiō | stenochōroleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | stenochōrosōr | stenochōrosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenochōrotōr | stenochōrotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenochōrovōr | stenochōrovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | stenochōrolōr | stenochōrolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | stenochōromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | stenochōrosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | stenochōrotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | stenochōronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | stenochōrovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | stenochōroloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stenochōrorō | stenochōrorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | stenochōrorōntos1× | stenochōrorēntos |
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
stenochōr 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
stenochōrovō“restricted”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural2×
2 Corinthians 6:12“restricted”ouk stenochōrovō en ni, stenochōrovō de en tei …It is not our affection, but yours, that …
2 Corinthians 6:12“restricted”ouk stenochōrovō en ni, stenochōrovō de en tei splanchnei vu;It is not our affection, but yours, that …
stenochōrorōntois“crushed”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 4:8en pante thliborōntois alla ouk stenochōrorōntois, apororōntois alla ouk exapororōntois,… pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;