Grievous
Bible Usage:
- grievous used 38 times.
- grievously used 7 times.
- grievousness used twice.
- First Reference: Genesis 12:10
- Last Reference: Revelation 16:2
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H2342 Used 2 times
- H2470 Used 4 times
- H3415 Used 1 time
- H3513 Used 1 time
- H3515 Used 8 times
- H4834 Used 1 time
- H5493 Used 1 time
- H6089 Used 1 time
- H7185 Used 2 times
- H7186 Used 3 times
- H7451 Used 2 times
- H7489 Used 2 times
- H8463 Used 1 time
- G3077 Used 1 time
- G3636 Used 1 time
- G4190 Used 1 time
- G926 Used 3 times
GRIE'VOUS, adjective [from grieve, or grief.] Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of taxes.
1. Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne.
Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Proverbs 15:1.
2. Causing grief or sorrow.
The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. Genesis 21:11.
3. Distressing.
The famine was very grievous in the land. Genesis 12:10.
4. Great; atrocious.
Because their sin is very grievous Gen 18.
5. Expressing great uneasiness; as a grievous complaint.
6. Provoking; offensive; tending to irritate; as grievous words. Proverbs 15:1.
7. Hurtful; destructive; causing mischief; as grievous wolves. Acts 20:29.
GRIE'VOUSLY, adverb With pain; painfully; with great pain or distress; as, to be grievously afflicted.
1. With discontent, ill will or grief.
2. Calamitously; miserably; greatly; with great uneasiness, distress or grief.
3. Atrociously; as, to sin or offend grievously
GRIE'VOUSNESS, noun Oppressiveness; weight that gives pain or distress; as the grievousness of a burden.
1. Pain; affliction; calamity; distress; as the grievousness of sickness, war or famine.
2. Greatness; enormity; atrociousness; as the grievousness of sin or offenses.