Word study · Greek
stenochōréō
to hem in, to crush
Say it: sten-okh-or-EH-oh (approximate)
στενοχωρέω
What it means
To confine in a narrow space (stenos "narrow" plus chōros "space"). In 4:8, "pressed on every side, yet not crushed"; in 6:12 the Corinthians are "restricted" in their affections, not Paul.
Range of meaning
- Hem inConfine.
- RestrictLimit the space of.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 4
"Pressed on every side, yet not crushed" (4:8).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G4729 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources