Strong's Greek · G4728

στενός

stenós

strait

Definition

narrow (from obstacles standing close about)

Derivation

probably from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Luke 13:24

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Matthew 7:14

But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Matthew 7:13

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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