"to crowd together into a narrow place, straiten; pass. met. to be in straits, to be cooped up, to be cramped from action, 2 Cor. 4:8; to be cramped in feeling, 2 Cor. 6:12*"
Definition and meaning
to crowd together into a narrow place, straiten; pass. met. to be in straits, to be cooped up, to be cramped from action, 2 Cor. 4:8; to be cramped in feeling, 2 Cor. 6:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: στενοχωρέω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of stenochoreo (G4729) across the King James Bible.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
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Common questions
Strong's G4729 (stenochoreo) is a Greek word that means: to crowd together into a narrow place, straiten; pass. met. to be in straits, to be cooped up, to be cramped from action, 2 Cor. 4:8; to be cramped in feeling, 2 Cor. 6:12* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word stenochoreo (G4729) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4729 is stenochoreo, a Greek word defined as: to crowd together into a narrow place, straiten; pass. met. to be in straits, to be cooped up, to be cramped from action, 2 Cor. 4:8; to be cramped in. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
stenochoreo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.