στενός
stenós · G4728 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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narrow
Pertaining to being narrow or restricted
ExamplesMatthew 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
Matthew 7:14 “For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Luke 13:24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πύληdoor 1
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Contrasting words 2 words
- εὐρύχωρος eurýchōros · G2149 · spacious, broad
- Direct antonym describing broad or spacious dimensions; contrasts with narrow/constricted sense of στενός (cf. Matthew 7:13 where στενή/narrow is explicitly contrasted with εὐρύχωρος/broad)
- πλατύς platýs · G4116 · wide, broad, avenue
- Direct dimensional opposite meaning wide or broad; standard lexical antonym to narrow (e.g., Matthew 7:13 narrow gate vs. broad way)
In the other Testament 1 word
- צַר tsar · H6862 · narrow, small
- Hebrew adjective meaning narrow, tight, or constricted; direct lexical equivalent frequently used to translate στενός in LXX contexts (e.g., Numbers 22:26, narrow place; cf. Matthew 7:13-14 narrow gate/way)
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Narrow81.19
- The adjective describes a constricted physical space. Jesus teaches, “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction” (Matthew 7:13).
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon στενή, στενόν, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, the Sept. for צַר, narrow, strait:…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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