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Koine Greek wordlink #108862

SR GNT Rom 8:26 στεναγμοῖς (stenagmois) ‘the spirit is interceding with groanings inexpressible’ Strongs=47260 Lemma=stenagmos
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form στεναγμοῖς (N-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘στεναγμοῖς’ (N-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘with groanings’.

Rom 8:26 ‘the spirit is interceding with groanings inexpressible’ SR GNT Rom 8:26 word 28

OET-LV: 26 And likewise also the spirit is _helping with _the weakness of _us, because/for the who we _may _pray as it _is _fitting, not we _have _known, but itself the spirit is _interceding with _groanings inexpressible. (ROM_8:26)

OET-RV: 26 Similarly the spirit also helps us with our weaknesses, because we don’t even know what to pray for, but the spirit intercedes with groanings that we can’t put into words. (ROM 8:26)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘stenagmos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘with groanings’, ‘groaning’.

Key: N=noun DMP=dative,masculine,plural