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(G5907) Synonyms for Affliction: thlip'sis (θλίψις G2347), stenochoria (στενοχωρία G4730).

(θλίψις G2347) thlip'sis according to its derivation means pressure. In its figurative sense it is that which presses upon the spirit, affliction. stenochoria meant originally a narrow, confined space. It denotes affliction as arising from cramping circumstances. In use it cannot always be distinguished from thlip'sis, but it is ordinarily a stronger word.