ταλαιπωρία

talaipōria · misery

Greek word · Strong’s number G5004 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

talaipōria (ταλαιπωρία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “misery”.

Suffering, distress.

How to say it

ta·lai·pō·ri·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Hard suffering that leaves one wretched.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • miseries ×1
  • misery ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Romans 3:16

    ruin and misery are in their paths,

  • James 5:1

    Come now, you rich, weep, wailing aloud over your miseries that are coming upon you.