Stenos describes the restricted gate or door through which entry is sought on the way toward life.

The attested use describes a gate or door as restricted in the context of entering: Matthew 7:13 and Matthew 7:14 contrast it with what is wide and broad, while Luke 13:24 places entry through a door within an exhortation to strive.

1. Restricted entrance · dominant

   In Matthew 7:13, the genitive singular feminine form modifies the gate through which hearers are told to enter, in contrast with a wide gate and broad road. Matthew 7:14 uses the nominative singular feminine form in the clause that the APB renders “the gate is narrow”; Luke 13:24 likewise places the genitive form with a door and the call to struggle to enter.

   Matthew 7:13Matthew 7:14Luke 13:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “narrow” for the gate in Matthew 7:13 and Matthew 7:14 and for the door in Luke 13:24. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish a separate nuance.