UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: troublous, distressful, violent

Semantic entry: 22.29

Semantic domains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

Subdomains: Difficult, Hard

Definition: pertaining to that which causes trouble and hardship, with an implication of violence

Notes: It may be very difficult in some languages to speak of ‘troublous times,’ for ‘trouble’ seems to relate to human experience and not to circumstances. Therefore, this expression in OET TI2 3:1 can perhaps be best rendered in some languages as ‘in the last days, people will suffer very much.’

Sense 2: dangerous, fierce

Semantic entry: 20.2

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Violence

Definition: pertaining to one who is inclined to violent and dangerous activity