Strong’s G2346 · Greek

θλίβω
thlíbō

Definition

to crowd (literally or figuratively)

Etymology

akin to the base of G5147 (τρίβος);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • afflict
  • narrow
  • throng
  • suffer tribulation
  • trouble

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.