4727. stenazó
Strong's Concordance
stenazó: to groan (within oneself)
Original Word: στενάζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: stenazó
Phonetic Spelling: (sten-ad'-zo)
Short Definition: I groan
Definition: I groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire.
HELPS Word-studies

4727 stenázō (from 4728 /stenós, "compressed, constricted") – properly, to groan because of pressure of being exerted forward (like the forward pressure of childbirth); (figuratively) to feel pressure from what is coming on – which can be intensely pleasant or anguishing (depending on the context).

[This term "denotes feeling which is internal and unexpressed" (J. Mayor, Js., 162), i.e. to sigh, moan (groan) with frustration.]

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4727: στενάζω

στενάζω; 1 aorist ἐστέναξα; (στένω, akin is German stohnen (cf. stentorian; Vanicek, p. 1141; Fick Part i. 249)); to sigh, to gross: 2 Corinthians 5:2, 4,(cf. Winer's Grammar, 353 (331)); Hebrews 13:17; ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, within ourselves, i. e. in our souls, inwardly, Romans 8:23; to pray sighing, Mark 7:34; κατά τίνος, James 5:9 (here R. V. murmur). (The Sept.; Tragg., Demosthenes, Plutarch, others) [COMPARE: ἀναστενάζω, σὑν᾿στενάζω. SYNONYM: cf. κλαίω, at the end.]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
groan, sigh deeply.

From stenos; to make (intransitively, be) in straits, i.e. (by implication) to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly -- with grief, groan, grudge, sigh.

see GREEK stenos

Forms and Transliterations
εστέναξα εστέναξαν εστέναξε εστεναξεν εστέναξεν ἐστέναξεν στενάζεις στεναζετε στενάζετε στεναζομεν στενάζομεν στεναζοντες στενάζοντες στενάζουσα στενάζω στενακτή στενάξαι στενάξατε στεναξεί στενάξεις στενάξης στενάξουσι στενάξουσιν στενάξω estenaxen esténaxen stenazete stenázete stenazomen stenázomen stenazontes stenázontes
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Strong's Greek 4727
6 Occurrences


ἐστέναξεν — 1 Occ.
στενάζετε — 1 Occ.
στενάζομεν — 3 Occ.
στενάζοντες — 1 Occ.

Mark 7:34 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐστέναξεν καὶ λέγει
NAS: up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said
KJV: to heaven, he sighed, and saith
INT: heaven he groaned and says

Romans 8:23 V-PIA-1P
GRK: ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι
NAS: we ourselves groan within
KJV: we ourselves groan within ourselves,
INT: in ourselves groan adoption awaiting

2 Corinthians 5:2 V-PIA-1P
GRK: ἐν τούτῳ στενάζομεν τὸ οἰκητήριον
NAS: in this [house] we groan, longing
KJV: this we groan, earnestly desiring
INT: in this we groan the dwelling

2 Corinthians 5:4 V-PIA-1P
GRK: τῷ σκήνει στενάζομεν βαρούμενοι ἐφ'
NAS: tent, we groan, being burdened,
KJV: [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened:
INT: the tabernacle we groan being burdened because

Hebrews 13:17 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: καὶ μὴ στενάζοντες ἀλυσιτελὲς γὰρ
NAS: with joy and not with grief, for this
KJV: and not with grief: for that
INT: and not groaning unprofitable indeed

James 5:9 V-PMA-2P
GRK: μὴ στενάζετε ἀδελφοί κατ'
NAS: Do not complain, brethren, against
KJV: Grudge not one against another,
INT: not grumble brothers against

6 Occurrences

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