thlibo describes being pressed by hardship or opponents, a crowd pressing in, and a road portrayed as constricted.

Its dominant use depicts people undergoing pressure in circumstances of suffering, conflict, fear, or deprivation; the remaining occurrences show people applying such pressure and a road described as constricted. The supplied forms therefore cover pressure endured, pressure exerted, and a restricted path.

1. Undergoing oppressive pressure · dominant

   The present passive forms portray persons as the recipients of pressure: in 2 Corinthians 7:5 the APB renders the situation as being “pressed in every way,” with “quarrels outside” and “fears inside.” In 1 Timothy 5:10 the dative plural participle identifies those relieved as “the afflicted,” while 2 Thessalonians 1:7 addresses people “being pressed on” who are to receive rest. Hebrews 11:37 places the nominative plural participle among deprivation and ill-treatment.

   1 Timothy 5:102 Corinthians 1:62 Corinthians 4:82 Corinthians 7:52 Thessalonians 1:7Hebrews 11:37
2. Exerting pressure on someone · occasional

   The active forms identify those applying pressure. In Mark 3:9 the crowd's action is stated as the reason for keeping a small boat ready, “so that they would not press on him”; in 2 Thessalonians 1:6 those who exert pressure are the ones repaid with pressure.

   Mark 3:92 Thessalonians 1:6
3. Being constricted as a path · rare

   In Matthew 7:14 the perfect passive participle modifies “the road,” which the APB renders as “constricted” and describes as leading toward life.

   Matthew 7:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses “afflicted,” “pressed,” “press on,” and “constricted.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions of the individual forms.