verb
thlibomō
Strong’sG2346
I make narrow, persecute, press hard
stem thlib-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 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.
θλίβω,
[in LXX chiefly (ὁ θλίβων) for צוּר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2346 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthlee'-bo
to crowd (literally or figuratively)
Fromakin to the base of G5147;
King Jamesafflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble.
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 5th c.BC+future θλίψω (ἀπο-) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔθλιψα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect τέθλῐφα Refs 4th c.BC+ —middle, future θλίψομαι (see. below):—passive, future θλῐβήσομαι variant in Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist 1 ἐθλίφθην Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 2 participle θλῐβείςRefs 1st c.AD+ (compare subjunctive ἐκφλῐβῇ Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect τέθλιμμαι Refs 4th c.BC+:— squeeze, chafe, θλίβει τὸν ὄρρον [ὁ θώραξ] Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅπου με θλίβει where [the shoe] pinches, Refs 3rd c.BC+: absolutely, exercise pressure, Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, of a person heavy-laden, ὡς θλίβομαι! Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, πολλῇς φλιῇσι παραστὰς θλίψεται (variant{φλίψεται}) ὤμους he will rub his shoulders against many doorposts, of a beggar, Refs 8th c.BC+
II compress, straiten, Refs 5th c.BC+; reduce, compress, εἰς τὸ μὴ ὂν τὰ ὄντα θλίβοντες Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be compressed, Refs 5th c.BC+; θλιβομένα καλύβα a small, close hut, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὁδὸς τεθλιμμένη, opposed to εὐρύχωρος, NT; βίος τεθλ. a scanty subsistence, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 metaphorically, oppress, afflict, distress, ἀνάγκη ἔθλιψέ τινα Refs 4th c.BC+; press hard in battle, Refs 2nd c.BC+:— passive, θ. διὰ τὸν πόλεμον Refs 4th c.BC+; ὑπὸ τῆς ἀδοξίας Refs 8th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thlibonōθλιβόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | afflicted | 1× |
| thlibaleiōθλίβωσιν | happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural | crush | 1× |
| thliborōθλίβεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | suffer affliction | 1× |
| thlibarōntoiθλίβουσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | afflict | 1× |
| thliborōntoisθλιβόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | afflicted | 3× |
| thliborōntoiθλιβομένοις | happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | afflicted | 2× |
| thliborēntasτεθλιμμένη | has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | difficult | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibamō | thlibame | thlibami | thlibama | thlibamē | thlibamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thlibasō | thlibase | thlibasi | thlibasa | thlibasē | thlibaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibatō | thlibate | thlibati | thlibata | thlibatē | thlibatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thlibanō | thlibane | thlibani | thlibana | thlibanē | thlibanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibavō | thlibave | thlibavi | thlibava | thlibavē | thlibavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibalō | thlibale | thlibali | thlibala | thlibalē | thlibalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibomō | thlibome | thlibomē | thlibomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thlibosō | thlibose | thlibosē | thliboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibotō | thlibote | thlibotē | thlibotelē |
| we 1st person plural | thlibonō1×θλιβόμεθα | thlibone | thlibonē | thlibonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibovō | thlibove | thlibovē | thlibovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibolō | thlibole | thlibolē | thlibolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibameiō | thlibameia | thlibameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thlibaseiō | thlibaseia | thlibaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibateiō | thlibateia | thlibateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thlibaneiō | thlibaneia | thlibaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibaveiō | thlibaveia | thlibaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibaleiō1×θλίβωσιν | thlibaleia | thlibaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibomeiō | thlibomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thliboseiō | thliboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thliboteiō | thliboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thliboneiō | thliboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thliboveiō | thliboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thliboleiō | thliboleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thlibasōr | thlibasar | thlibasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibatōr | thlibatar | thlibatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibavōr | thlibavar | thlibavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibalōr | thlibalar | thlibalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thlibosōr | thlibosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibotōr | thlibotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibovōr | thlibovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibolōr | thlibolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibamoiō | thlibamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thlibasoiō | thlibasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibatoiō | thlibatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thlibanoiō | thlibanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibavoiō | thlibavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thlibaloiō | thlibaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thlibomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | thlibosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thlibotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | thlibonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | thlibovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | thliboloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thlibarō | thlibari | thlibara | thlibarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thliborō1×θλίβεσθαι | thliborē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thlibarōntos1× | thlibarintos | thlibarantos | thlibarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thliborōntos5× | thliborēntos1× |
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
thlib 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
thlibonō“afflicted”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 1:6eite de thlibonō, huper tau vu paraklēsiau kai sōtērēau; …If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and …
thlibaleiō“crush”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Mark 3:9… auto dia ton ochlon hina mē thlibaleiō auton;… so that the crowd would not crush Him.
thliborō“suffer affliction”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
1 Thessalonians 3:4“suffer affliction”… vin ane, prolegane vi hoti mellanō thliborō, kathōs kai geneta kai oidavē.… when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has …
thlibarōntoi“afflict”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
2 Thessalonians 1:6eiper dikaiem para theo antapodōara toi thlibarōntoi vin thlipsian… to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
thliborōntois“afflicted”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine3×
2 Corinthians 4:8“afflicted”en pante thliborōntois alla ouk stenochōrorōntois, apororōntois alla ouk …… all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
2 Corinthians 7:5“afflicted”… tas sarkas nu, alla en pante thliborōntois exōthen machais, esōthen fobois… we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction — conflicts on the outside, fears within.
Hebrews 11:37“afflicted”… en mēlōtai, en aigeiei dermei, husterorōntois, thliborōntois, kakouchorōntois,… were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
thliborōntoi“afflicted”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine2×
2 Thessalonians 1:7“afflicted”kai vi toi thliborōntoi anesian meta nu en ta apokalupsia …and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven …
1 Timothy 5:10… xenodochata, ei hagioiu podoin niptata, ei thliborōntoi eparkata, ei pante erge agathe epakolouthata.… the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good …
thliborēntas“difficult”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Matthew 7:14“difficult”hoti stenas tas pulas kai thliborēntas tas hodas tas apagarōntas eis tan …… small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and …