Word Study · Strong's G4728 · Greek
στενός
stenos
sten-os'
Strong's 1890 spelling: stenós
“narrow (from obstacles standing close about)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
narrow (from obstacles standing close about)
Rendered in the KJV as
strait.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- στενῆς2
- στενὴ1
How it is rendered · 2
- narrow2
- small [is]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- A-GSF · 2
- A-NSF · 1
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Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 7:13στενῆςstenēsadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.here: narrow
- Matthew 7:14στενὴstenēadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.here: small [is]