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thlipsis

tribulation, pressure

Say it: THLEEP-sis (approximate)

θλῖψις

What it means

Affliction. "The afflictions which you endure" (1:4) and "repay affliction to those who afflict you" (1:6).

Range of meaning

  • PressureBeing squeezed or crushed.
  • TroubleHardship or affliction.
  • PersecutionSuffering for the faith.

In 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 1

    "And in the afflictions which you endure" (1:4, 1:6).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2347 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources