θλῖψις
thlîpsis
“pressure (literally or figuratively)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
pressure (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. pressure, compression; met. affliction, distress of mind, 2 Cor. 2:4; distressing circumstances, trial, affliction, Mt. 25:9
Translated in KJV as
afflicted(-tion)anguishburdenedpersecutiontribulationtrouble
Etymology
from G2346 (θλίβω);
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