UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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συστενάζω

MainId: 004863000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: σ

StrongCodes: G4959

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004863001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'στενάζω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004863001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 25.145

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Attitudes and Emotions

      LEXSubDomains: Laugh, Cry, Groan

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-03-15 11:49:10

         DefinitionShort: to groan or to sigh together with someone else

         Glosses: ['to groan together', 'to sigh together']

         Comments: In {S:04500802200014} συστενάζω is used figuratively. It may be difficult to speak of ‘all of creation groans together,’ since the phrase ‘all of creation’ would seem to be a total unit. It may therefore be necessary to translate ‘all of creation groans together’ as ‘all parts of the creation groan together’ or ‘everything that has been created is groaning at the same time.’

      LEXReferences: ROM 8:22