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Koine Greek wordlink #98916

SR GNT Acts 20:23 θλίψεις (thlipseis) ‘that bonds and tribulations me are remaining’ Strongs=23470 Lemma=thlipsis
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders TimeSeries=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders

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Only use of identical word form θλίψεις (N-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘θλίψεις’ (N-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘tribulations’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘thlipsis’ have 4 different glosses: ‘in tribulation’, ‘of tribulation’, ‘tribulation’, ‘tribulations’.

Greek words (9) other than θλίψεις (N-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘tribulations’

ACTs 7:10 θλίψεων (thlipseōn) N-GFP ‘out_of all the tribulations of him and gave’ SR GNT Acts 7:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 and he _rescued him out _of all the tribulations of _him, and gave to _him favour and wisdom before Faraō/(Farˊoh), king of _Aiguptos, and he _appointed him leading one over Aiguptos, and over all the house of _him. (ACT_7:10)

OET-RV: 10 and rescued him out of all his troubles there. Then God gave him wisdom and caused him to gain the favour of Far’oh (Pharaoh), the king of Egypt, who then appointed him as the ruler of all Egypt and over Far’oh’s own household. (ACT 7:10)

ACTs 14:22 θλίψεων (thlipseōn) N-GFP ‘that through many tribulations it is fitting us to come_in’ SR GNT Acts 14:22 word 17

OET-LV: 22 strengthening the souls of _the apprentices/followers, exhorting them to _be _remaining _in in _the faith, and that it _is _fitting us to _come _in into the kingdom of_ the _god through many tribulations. (ACT_14:22)

OET-RV: 22 There they strengthened the faith of the believers—encouraging them to continue believing and to expect that it’s normal to endure a lot of suffering on the path to God’s kingdom. (ACT 14:22)

ROM 5:3 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘we are boasting in our tribulations having known that tribulation’ SR GNT Rom 5:3 word 11

OET-LV: 3 Not and only that, but also we _are _boasting in our tribulations, having _known that the tribulation endurance is _producing, (ROM_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Not only that, but we are also boasting even though we’re still being persecuted, because we know that difficulties produce endurance (ROM 5:3)

2 COR 6:4 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘endurance great in tribulations in hardships in’ SR GNT 2 Cor 6:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 But in everything commending ourselves as of_god servants: in endurance great, in tribulations, in hardships, in distresses, (CO2_6:4)

OET-RV: 4 but as God’s servants we commend ourselves in every way—by great endurance when facing afflictions, hardships, calamities, (CO2 6:4)

EPH 3:13 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘to_be losing_heart at the tribulations of me for you_all’ SR GNT Eph 3:13 word 8

OET-LV: 13 Therefore I _am _requesting you _all not to _be _losing _heart at the tribulations of _me for you _all, which is the_glory of _you _all. (EPH_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 Because of that, I’m asking you not to become discouraged over my current difficulties as I serve you all, in fact you are honoured by them. (EPH 3:13)

COL 1:24 θλίψεων (thlipseōn) N-GFP ‘the lacking things of the tribulations of the chosen_one/messiah in’ SR GNT Col 1:24 word 16

OET-LV: 24 Now I _am _rejoicing in the sufferings for you _all, and I _am _filling _up the lacking things of _the tribulations of _the chosen _one /messiah in the flesh of _me for the body of _him, which is the assembly, (COL_1:24)

OET-RV: 24 So now I’m happy to be suffering for you all, and I’m catching up in my body to the tribulations of the messiah in his body, which is the assembly. (COL 1:24)

1 TH 3:3 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘no_one to_be_being disturbed by tribulations these yourselves for’ SR GNT 1 Th 3:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 that no _one to _be _being _disturbed by the tribulations these. For/Because yourselves you _all _have _known that for this we _are _appointing. (TH1_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 so that no one will be upset by these difficulties because you all know that God has appointed us for those. (TH1 3:3)

2 TH 1:4 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘of you_all and in the tribulations that you_all are tolerating’ SR GNT 2 Th 1:4 word 27

OET-LV: 4 so _as ourselves us in you _all to _be _boasting, in the assemblies of_ the _god, because/for the endurance of _you _all, and faith in all the persecutions of _you _all, and in _the tribulations that you _all _are _tolerating, (TH2_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 That’s why we boast about you all in God’s assemblies, because of your endurance and faith despite the persecutions you encounter and the tribulations that you put up with. (TH2 1:4)

HEB 10:33 θλίψεσιν (thlipsesin) N-DFP ‘by derisions both and tribulations being publicly_exposed this on_the_other_hand’ SR GNT Heb 10:33 word 6

OET-LV: 33 this on _one _hand by _derisions both and tribulations being _publicly _exposed, on _the _other _hand this partners of _the ones thus being _conducted them having _been _become. (HEB_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 sometimes being publicly displayed with derision and persecution, and at other times helping others who were being treated like that. (HEB 10:33)

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural