Stenagmos denotes an uttered burden of distress, heard from the oppressed and expressed in prayer beyond words.

The two occurrences show distress expressed as groaning: the oppression of a people is heard in Acts 7:34, while Romans 8:26 places groanings beyond words within the Spirit's intercession amid human weakness.

1. Groaning in distress and intercession · dominant

   In Acts 7:34, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause about a people's oppression in Egypt; the APB renders that clause, “have heard their groaning.” In Romans 8:26, the dative plural form occurs with the Spirit's intercession when people do not know how to pray; the APB renders “groanings too deep for words.”

   Acts 7:34Romans 8:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “groaning” in Acts 7:34 and “groanings too deep for words” in Romans 8:26. These are translation renderings of the verses.