Difference between revisions of "Narrow"

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; - usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; - distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' superl.) Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' superl.) [[Limited]] as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; - with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' superl.) Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. </p> <p> '''(10):''' ''' (''' superl.) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. </p> <p> '''(11):''' ''' (''' v. i.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. </p> <p> '''(12):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one. </p> <p> '''(13):''' ''' (''' superl.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. </p> <p> '''(14):''' ''' (''' superl.) Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. </p> <p> '''(15):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. </p>

<div> '''A — 1: '''''Στενός''''' ''' (Strong'S #4728 — Adjective — stenos — sten-os' ) </div> <p> from a root sten---, seen in stenazo, "to groan," stenagmos, "groaning" (Eng., "stenography," lit., "narrow writing"), is used figuratively in &nbsp;Matthew 7:13,14 , of the gate which provides the entrance to eternal life, "narrow" because it runs counter to natural inclinations, and "the way" is similarly characterized; so in &nbsp;Luke 13:24 (where the more intensive word agonizomai, "strive," is used); RV, "narrow" (AV, "strait") in each place. Cp. stenochoreo, "to be straitened," and stenochoria, "narrowness, anguish, distress." </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Θλίβω''''' ''' (Strong'S #2346 — Verb — thlibo — thlee'-bo ) </div> <p> "to press," is translated "narrow" in &nbsp;Matthew 7:14 , AV, lit., "narrowed" (RV, "straitened;" the verb is in the perfect participle, Passive Voice), i.e., hemmed in, like a mountain gorge; the way is rendered "narrow" by the [[Divine]] conditions, which make it impossible for any to enter who think the entrance depends upon self-merit, or who still incline towards sin, or desire to continue in evil. See [[Afflict]] , No. 4. </p>

<p> [[Narrow]] a. I suspect this word and near to be contracted by the loss of g, nig, narrow, strait nigiaw, to narrow for the D. has naauw, narrow, close, G. with a prefix. In this case, the word belongs to the root of nigh to approach. </p> 1. Of little breadth not wide or broad having little distance from side to side as a narrow board a narrow street a narrow sea a narrow hem or border. It is only or chiefly applied to the surface of flat or level bodies. 2. Of little extent very limited as a narrow space or compass. 3. [[Covetous]] not liberal or bountiful as a narrow heart. 4. Contracted of confined views or sentiments very limited. <p> The greatest understanding is narrow. </p> <p> In this sense and the former, it is often prefixed to mind or soul, & 100: as narrow-minded narrow-souled narrow-hearted. </p> 5. Near within a small distance. 6. Close near accurate scrutinizing as a narrow search narrow inspection. 7. Near barely sufficient to avoid evil as a narrow escape. <p> NARROW, n. A strait a narrow passage through a mountain, or a narrow channel of water between one sea or lake and another a sound. It is usually in the plural, but sometimes in the singular. </p>