GROAN, L. grunnio Heb. to cry out, to groan L. rana, a frog.
1. To breathe with a deep murmuring sound to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow.
For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burdened. 2 Corinthians 5
2. To sigh to be oppressed or afflicted or to complain of oppression. A nation groans under the weight of taxes.
GROAN, n. A deep mournful sound, uttered in pain, sorrow or anguish.
1. Any low, rumbling sound as the groans of roaring wind.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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