εως (ἡ) pression, compression, oppression, ARSTT. Probl. 9, 4, 2, etc. ; STR. 52 ; fig. NT. Ap. 14, 22 ; 20, 23.

Étym. θλίϐω.

εως, ἡ, pressure, Arist. Mete. 382a13, Pr. 890a2; τῶν νεφῶν Epicur. Ep. 2 P. 49 U. ; ἀντέρεισις καὶ θ. Str. 1.3.6; of the pulse, Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.24.61, cf. Gal. 7.306; θ. στομάχου Orib. Fr. 42; ὑστερικαὶ θ. Sor. 1.42.
crushing, castration, πώλων Hippiatr. 20.
metaph, oppression, affliction, LXX Ge. 35.3, al., BGU 1139.4 (i BC), Act. Ap. 14.22 (pl.), al., Vett.Val. 71.16 (pl.), POxy. 939.13 (iv AD).

ἡ (ι in θλίβω ist von Natur lang, also θλίψις falsche Akzentuation), das Drücken, Quetschen, der Druck ; ἡ ἐξ ἴσης ἀντέρεισις καὶ θλῖψις Strab. I p. 52. Gew. übertr., Bedrückung, Verfolgung, Drangsal, NT u. a.Sp.

θλίψις (LTr., θλῖψις), -εως, ἡ
(< θλίβω), [in LXX for צָרָה, etc. ;]
pressure (Arist.). In LXX and NT metaph., tribulation, affliction, distress: Mat.24:9, 21 24:29, Mrk.13:19, 24, Jhn.16:21, Act.7:11 11:19, Rom.12:12, 2Co.1:4 1:8 4:17 6:4 7:4 8:2 8:13, Php.4:14, 2Th.1:6, Jas.1:27, Rev.1:9 2:9, 22 7:14; with ἀνάγκη (which see), 1Th.3:7; στενοχωρία (which from the order of the words would appear to be the stronger term), Rom.2:9 8:35; διωγμός, Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17, 2Th.1:4; θ. ἔχω, Jhn.16:33, 1Co.7:23, Rev.2:10; ἔρχεσθαι ἐπί, Act.7:11; ἐν θλίψει 1Th.1:6; pl., Act.7:10 14:22 20:28, Rom.5:3, Eph.3:13, 1Th.3:3, Heb.10:33; τ. Χριστοῦ, Col.1:24; θ. τῆς καρδίας, 2Co.2:4; θ. ἐγείρειν, Php.1:17.†
SYN.: ἀνάγκη, διωγμός, στενοχωρία (see supr., and cf. Tr., Syn, iv; Lft., Notes, 45) (AS)