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It is used to describe both physical and spiritual groaning, reflecting a sense of suffering or anticipation for relief. In the New Testament, it often signifies the groaning of creation, believers, or the Holy Spirit in response to the fallen state of the world and the longing for redemption.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, groaning was a common expression of human suffering and longing. It was understood as a natural response to pain, oppression, or deep emotional turmoil. In Jewish thought, groaning was also associated with the anticipation of God's deliverance and the coming of the Messiah. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, use this term to articulate the tension between present suffering and future glory.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4727</b> <i>stenázō</i> (from <a href="/greek/4728.htm">4728</a> <i>/stenós</i>, "compressed, constricted") – properly, to <i>groan</i> because of pressure of being <i>exerted forward</i> (like the forward pressure of <i>childbirth</i>); (figuratively) to feel pressure from what is <i>coming on</i> – which can be intensely pleasant or anguishing (depending on the context).</p><p class="discovery">[This term "denotes feeling which is <i>internal and unexpressed</i>" (J. Mayor, <i>Js., </i>162), i.e. to sigh, moan (groan) with frustration.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from stenó (to moan, sigh, groan)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to groan (within oneself)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>complain (1), deep sigh (1), grief (1), groan (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4727: στενάζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">στενάζω</span></span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐστέναξα</span>; (<span class="greek2">στένω</span>, akin is German <span class="foreign">stohnen</span> (cf. stentorian; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 1141; <span class="abbreviation">Fick</span> Part i. 249)); <span class="accented">to sigh, to gross</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2, 4</a>,(cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 353 (331)); <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ἑαυτοῖς</span>, within ourselves, i. e. in our souls, inwardly, <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a>; to pray sighing, <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-34.htm">Mark 7:34</a>; <span class="greek2">κατά</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a> (here <span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">murmur</span>). (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others) [<span class="arttitle">COMPARE:</span> <span class="greek2">ἀναστενάζω</span>, <span class="greek2">σὑν᾿στενάζω</span>. <span class="arttitle">SYNONYM:</span> cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κλαίω</span></span>, at the end.]<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>groan, sigh deeply. <p>From <a href="/greek/4728.htm">stenos</a>; to make (intransitively, be) in straits, i.e. (by implication) to sigh, murmur, pray inaudibly -- with grief, groan, grudge, sigh. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4728.htm">stenos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/7-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν οὐρανὸν <b>ἐστέναξεν</b> καὶ λέγει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up to heaven <span class="itali">with a deep sigh,</span> He said<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to heaven, <span class="itali">he sighed,</span> and saith<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> heaven <span class="itali">he groaned</span> and says<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-PIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ἑαυτοῖς <b>στενάζομεν</b> υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we ourselves <span class="itali">groan</span> within<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> we ourselves <span class="itali">groan</span> within ourselves,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in ourselves <span class="itali">groan</span> adoption awaiting<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 5:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-PIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τούτῳ <b>στενάζομεν</b> τὸ οἰκητήριον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in this <span class="itali">[house] we groan,</span> longing<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> this <span class="itali">we groan,</span> earnestly desiring<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in this <span class="itali">we groan</span> the dwelling<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 5:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural">V-PIA-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῷ σκήνει <b>στενάζομεν</b> βαρούμενοι ἐφ'</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> tent, <span class="itali">we groan,</span> being burdened,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [this] tabernacle <span class="itali">do groan,</span> being burdened:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the tabernacle <span class="itali">we groan</span> being burdened because<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/13-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 13:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μὴ <b>στενάζοντες</b> ἀλυσιτελὲς γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with joy <span class="itali">and not with grief,</span> for this<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and not <span class="itali">with grief:</span> for that<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and not <span class="itali">groaning</span> unprofitable indeed<p><b><a href="/text/james/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 5:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ <b>στενάζετε</b> ἀδελφοί κατ'</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Do not complain,</span> brethren, against<br><a href="/kjvs/james/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Grudge</span> not one against another,<br><a href="/interlinear/james/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not <span class="itali">grumble</span> brothers against<p><b><a href="/greek/4727.htm">Strong's Greek 4727</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4727.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/estenaxen_4727.htm">ἐστέναξεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stenazete_4727.htm">στενάζετε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stenazomen_4727.htm">στενάζομεν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/stenazontes_4727.htm">στενάζοντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4726.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4726"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4726" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4728.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4728"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4728" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>