Words the Bible translates as persecution
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- thlipsisθλῖψιςaffliction: the crushing pressure of trouble, distress, or suffering bearing down on a person
- diōgmosδιωγμόςpersecution: deliberate, religiously motivated hostility hunted out against believers for their faith
- murdaphמֻרְדָּףpersecutionnot studied yet
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