anguish
Sunoche denotes anguish or constricting distress, whether in a writer's heart or among nations facing alarming signs.
The two occurrences portray anguish in personal and public settings: a writer speaks from a heart under pressure and tears, while nations face distress amid perplexity at the sea's roaring.
Senses in use
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Anguish amid pressure and tears · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 2:4, the genitive singular form occurs in the phrase about writing out of much pressure and anguish of heart; the APB renders the verse with tears and an aim not to grieve the recipients but to make love known.
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Distress among nations · occasional
In Luke 21:25, the nominative singular form occurs in the announced signs and the nations' perplexity at the roaring sea and waves; the APB renders the surrounding situation as "distress of nations in perplexity."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses with "anguish of heart" in 2 Corinthians 2:4 and "distress of nations" in Luke 21:25. These phrases confirm each verse's setting rather than establish separate lexical meanings.