Bible Lexicons

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Affliction

θλῖψις, στενοχωρία.

θλῖψις according to its derivation means pressure. In its figurative sense it is that which presses upon the spirit, affliction. στενοχωρία meant originally a narrow, confined space. It denotes affliction as arising from cramping circumstances. In use it cannot always be distinguished from θλῖψις, but it is ordinarily a stronger word.