Pressure
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.

2. (n.) A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.

3. (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance.

4. (n.) Urgency; as, the pressure of business.

5. (n.) Impression; stamp; character impressed.

6. (n.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area.

Greek
4727. stenazo -- to groan (within oneself)
... 4727 (from 4728 , "compressed, constricted") -- properly, to because of pressure
of being (like the forward pressure of ); (figuratively) to feel pressure from ...
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2347. thlipsis -- tribulation
... 2347 ("compression, tribulation") carries the challenge of coping with the pressure
of a , especially when feeling there is "no way of escape" ("hemmed in"). ...
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1988a. epistasis -- superintendence, attention
... 1988, 1988a. epistasis. 1988b . superintendence, attention. Transliteration:
epistasis Short Definition: pressure. Word Origin from ...
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3560. noutheteo -- to admonish, exhort
... 3560 ("admonish through instruction") especially , supplying (). This "exerts positive
pressure" (), ie urging them to choose (turn to) God's best. ...
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2346. thlibo -- to press, afflict
... thlibo Phonetic Spelling: (thlee'-bo) Short Definition: I make narrow, persecute,
press hard Definition: (a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon ...
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3863. parazeloo -- to provoke to jealousy
... 3863 (from 3844 , " close beside" and 2206 , " with desire") -- properly, to apply
heavy ("hot") pressure to provoke change, especially in an "up-close-and ...
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74. agonia -- a contest, great fear
... Cognate: 74 (a noun; see also 73 , the noun) -- the brand of struggle that emphasizes
pressure, ie experienced in an intensely way (used only in Lk 22:44). ...
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4730. stenochoria -- narrowness of space, fig. difficulty
... which God always authorized and hence only produces a . Through Christ's inworking
of faith (4102 , "divine "), distress (sense of pressure, anguish) is ...
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Topical Bible Verses
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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Strong's Hebrew
405. ekeph -- pressure
... 404, 405. ekeph. 406 . pressure. Transliteration: ekeph Phonetic Spelling:
(eh'-kef) Short Definition: pressure. Word Origin from ...
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6125. aqah -- pressure
... pressure. Transliteration: aqah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-kaw') Short Definition: pressure.
Word Origin from uq Definition pressure NASB Word Usage pressure (1). ...
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6695b. tsuqah -- pressure, distress
... pressure, distress. Transliteration: tsuqah Short Definition: anguish. Word Origin
from tsuq Definition pressure, distress NASB Word Usage anguish (3). ...
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4330. mits -- squeezing, pressing, wringing
... churning, forcing, wringing. From muwts; pressure -- churning, forcing, wringing.
see HEBREW muwts. 4329, 4330. mits. 4331 . Strong's Numbers.
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4157. muaqah -- compression, distress
... affliction. From uwq; pressure, ie (figuratively) distress -- affliction. see
HEBREW uwq. 4156, 4157. muaqah. 4158 . Strong's Numbers.
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4799. marach -- to rub
... lay for a plaster. A primitive root; properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure;
hence (medicinally) to apply as an emollient -- lay for a plaister. ...
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6875. tsori -- (a kind of) balsam
... balm. Or tsoriy {tsor-ee'}; from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure),
hence, to leak; distillation, ie Balsam -- balm. 6874, 6875. ...
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6735. tsiyr -- an envoy, messenger
... Or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal) --
ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare tsiyr. ...
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Library

Songs of the Cross under the Pressure of Care or Poverty.
... Songs of the Cross Under the Pressure of Care or Poverty. VI. Under the
Pressure of Care or Poverty. Written most probably either ...
/.../lyra germanica second series the christian life/songs of the cross under 2.htm

But if any have Endured Much violence and the Strong Pressure of ...
... Canon XIV. But if any have endured much violence and the strong pressure
of necessity� But if any have endured much violence and ...
/.../peter/the writings of peter of alexandria/canon xiv but if any.htm

'Constrained by the Word'
... spirit' simply describes a state of feeling or mind; 'constrained by the word' declares
the force which brought about that condition of pressure or constraint. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/constrained by the word.htm

Psalm LXXXI.
... In the presses we observe three things, pressure, and of the pressure two
things, one to be laid up, the other to be thrown away. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxi.htm

The Spokesman of the City's Conscience
... Our young men and women, our boys and girls are subjected to a moral pressure that
is extremely difficult to resist. What is the duty of the Church? ...
/.../herrick/frank h nelson of cincinnati/the spokesman of the citys.htm

Yokes of Wood and Iron
... of yoke all of us must bend our necks, and if we slip them out we do not thereby
become independent, but simply bring upon ourselves a heavier pressure of a ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/yokes of wood and iron.htm

Psalm LXXXIV.
... in carnal desires, of which the Apostle speaks, "Put ye off the old man, and put
on the new man." [3877] All this is not done but by pressure: therefore the ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxiv.htm

How Does it Come?
... have cut off our supply because of some infraction of the law on our part, or there
is an obstruction in our service pipe, or the pressure is insufficient to ...
/.../macneil/the spirit-filled life/chapter xiv how does it.htm

One Metaphor and Two Meanings
... must which was so often upon His lips, that He felt that He was here to do the Father's
will, and that that obligation lay upon Him with a pressure which He ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/one metaphor and two meanings.htm

Off Duty
... What spirit moved her when the pressure of responsibility for her particular charge
was removed; when professionalism was, for the moment, dropped? ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/xiv off duty.htm

Thesaurus
Pressure (10 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being
pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. ...
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Impress (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or
as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression). ...
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Print (3 Occurrences)
... upon something. 2. (vt) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression
or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure. 3. (vt ...
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Rub (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with
pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back ...
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Burst (33 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure,
especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from ...
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Push (23 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor
to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw. ...
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Crush (50 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an
incumbent weight. 4. (vt) To oppress or burden grievously. ...
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Stress (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Distress. 2. (n.) Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things;
except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance. ...
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Impression (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as
regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression ...
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Thrust (92 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) An attack; an assault. 10. (n.) The force or pressure of one part of a
construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal ...
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Bible Concordance
Pressure (10 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 1:8 For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
(See NIV)

2 Corinthians 2:4 for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.
(YLT)

2 Corinthians 11:28 And besides other things, which I pass over, there is that which presses on me daily--my anxiety for all the Churches.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Philemon 1:14 Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure, but might be a voluntary one.
(WEY)

Genesis 19:9 And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 1:12 How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?
(YLT)

Job 33:7 Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy on you.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Psalms 4:1 {To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.
(DBY)

Psalms 55:3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
(See NAS)

Psalms 66:11 Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
(YLT)

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Pressure

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Impress (6 Occurrences)

Print (3 Occurrences)

Rub (1 Occurrence)

Burst (33 Occurrences)

Push (23 Occurrences)

Crush (50 Occurrences)

Stress (3 Occurrences)

Impression (2 Occurrences)

Thrust (92 Occurrences)

Receiver (1 Occurrence)

Resistance (1 Occurrence)

Mill (9 Occurrences)

Mash (2 Occurrences)

Printed (2 Occurrences)

Printing

Bulge (2 Occurrences)

Brace (3 Occurrences)

Stamp (25 Occurrences)

Sag (1 Occurrence)

Press (57 Occurrences)

Writing (194 Occurrences)

Wine (282 Occurrences)

Hard (733 Occurrences)

Quicksand (1 Occurrence)

Voluntary (17 Occurrences)

Knead (2 Occurrences)

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)

Liquid (15 Occurrences)

Georgian

Gothic

Gas

Give (13501 Occurrences)

Weak (102 Occurrences)

Weight (143 Occurrences)

Imprint (2 Occurrences)

Forced (84 Occurrences)

Felt (40 Occurrences)

Touch (82 Occurrences)

Targum

Tread (60 Occurrences)

Terrify (27 Occurrences)

Regulate (2 Occurrences)

Rush (35 Occurrences)

Retribution (14 Occurrences)

Expression (17 Occurrences)

Exact (31 Occurrences)

Endure (90 Occurrences)

Ease (46 Occurrences)

Embrace (11 Occurrences)

Drift (1 Occurrence)

Die (401 Occurrences)

Mare (1 Occurrence)

Moral (5 Occurrences)

Madia (1 Occurrence)

Phygellus (1 Occurrence)

Pillow (8 Occurrences)

Pressured (1 Occurrence)

Pad (1 Occurrence)

Power (862 Occurrences)

Preferred (9 Occurrences)

Press-measures (1 Occurrence)

Phygelus (1 Occurrence)

Pharaoh (245 Occurrences)

Pudens (1 Occurrence)

Blower (1 Occurrence)

Brake (80 Occurrences)

Break (257 Occurrences)

Bent (107 Occurrences)

Borrowing (1 Occurrence)

Bolster (7 Occurrences)

Butter (10 Occurrences)

Creep (8 Occurrences)

Collapse (9 Occurrences)

Compel (10 Occurrences)

Collateral (11 Occurrences)

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Condense (1 Occurrence)

Corn (107 Occurrences)

Compressed (1 Occurrence)

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