Word study · Greek
thlíbō
afflicted
Say it: THLEE-bo (approximate)
θλίβω
What it means
To press, to squeeze, to afflict. In 5:10, "if she has relieved the afflicted"; in 2 Corinthians 1:6, "if we are afflicted"; in Matthew 7:14, the gate is "narrow" (pressed). The noun thlipsis is common.
Range of meaning
- PressSqueeze.
- AfflictPut under pressure.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"If she has relieved the afflicted" (5:10).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2346 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources