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θλίβω

Transliteration: thlibo · verb

10x in NTFirst: Matt 7:14
MeaningI make narrow, persecute, press hard
Part of speechverb
Frequency10x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsτεθλιμμένη, θλίβωσιν, θλιβόμεθα, θλιβόμενοι, θλίβεσθαι, θλίβουσιν, θλιβομένοις
Example versesMatt 7:14 · Mark 3:9 · 2Cor 1:6 · 2Cor 4:8 · 2Cor 7:5
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What kind of word is θλίβω?

θλίβω (thlibo) is a verb that occurs 10 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I make narrow, persecute, press hard” and first appears in Matt 7:14.

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