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στενάζω

To groan

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στενάζω G4727
Pronunciation stenázō

What does στενάζω (stenázō) mean in the Bible?

στενάζω (stenázō) is a Greek word meaning "to groan". στενάζω [in LXX for אָנַח ni.

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Meaning

to groan
Extended definition

Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone

to groan ("the word denotes feeling which is internal and unexpressed," Mayor, Ja., 162): Mrk.7:34, 2Co.5:2 5:4, Heb.13:17, Jas.5:9 (EV, murmur); ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Rom.8:23 (cf. ἀνα-, συ(ν)-στενάζω).

Synonymssee: κλαίω
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Rom 8:23 · 2 Cor 5:2 · 2 Cor 5:4 3×
Aorist Active Mark 7:34 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Heb 13:17 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Jas 5:9 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 3 imperative 1 participle 1
Tense
present 5 aorist 1
Voice
active 6
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 7:34 ἐστέναξεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:23 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:2 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 5:4 στενάζομεν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 13:17 στενάζοντες present active participle participle James 5:9 στενάζετε present active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
Mark 7:34 groaned stenázō Indicative · Aorist Active
Jesus groans inwardly with deep compassion before healing the deaf man
Romans 8:23 groan stenázō Indicative · Present Active
Believers groan inwardly, waiting for adoption and redemption of the body
2 Corinthians 5:2 groan stenázō Indicative · Present Active
Paul groans earnestly, longing to be clothed with heavenly dwelling
Hebrews 13:17 groan stenázō Participle · Present Active
Spiritual leaders groan over souls, carrying burden of pastoral responsibility
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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