Lexicon sunechó: To hold together, to constrain, to compel, to press Original Word: συνέχω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance constrain, hold, keep inFrom sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy -- constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng. see GREEK sun see GREEK echo NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sun and echó Definition to hold together, to hold fast, pass. to be seized (by illness) NASB Translation afflicted (1), controls (1), covered (1), crowding (1), devoting...completely (1), distressed (1), gripped (1), hard-pressed (1), hem (1), holding...in custody (1), suffering (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4912: συνέχωσυνέχω; future συνεξω; 2 aorist συνέσχον; passive present συνέχομαι; imperfect συνειχομην; from Homer down; 1. to hold together; any whole, lest it fall to pieces or something fall away from it: τό συνέχον τά πάντα, the deity as holding all things together, Wis. 1:7 (see Grimm at the passage). 2. to hold together with constraint, to compress, i. e., a. to press together with the hand: τά ὦτα, to stop the ears, Acts 7:57 (τό στόμα, Isaiah 52:15; τόν οὐρανόν, to shut, that it may not rain, Deuteronomy 11:17; 1 Kings 8:35). b. to press on every side: τινα, Luke 8:45; with πάντοθεν added, of a besieged city, Luke 19:43. 3. to hold completely, i. e. a. to hold fast : properly, a prisoner, Luke 22:63 (τά αἰχμάλωτα, Lucian, Tox. 39); metaphorically, in the passive, to be held by, closely occupied with, any business (Wis. 17:19 (20); Herodian, 1, 17, 22 (9 edition, Bekker); Aelian v. h. 14, 22): τῷ λόγῳ, in teaching the word, Acts 18:5 G L T Tr WH (here R. V. constrained by). β. to constrain, oppress, of ills laying hold of one and distressing him; passive, to be holden with equivalent to afflicted with, suffering from": νόσοις, Matthew 4:24; πυρετῷ, Luke 4:38; δυσεντερίῳ, Acts 28:8 (many examples from Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down are given in Passow, under the word συνέχω, I. a.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 4)); of affections of the mind: φόβῳ, Luke 8:37 (ὀδύρμω, Aelian v. h. 14, 22; ἀλγηδονι, Plutarch, de fluv. 2, 1; ἀθυμία, ibid. 7, 5; 19, 1; λύπη, 17, 3; for other examples see Grimm on Wis. 17:10). γ. to urge, impel: tropically, the soul, ἡ ἀγάπη ... συνέχει ἡμᾶς, 2 Corinthians 5:14 (A. V. constraineth); πῶς (how greatly, how sorely) συνέχομαι, Luke 12:50 (A. V. straitened); τῷ πνεύματι, Acts 18:5 Rec. συνέχομαι ἐκ τῶν δύο, I am hard pressed on both sides, my mind is impelled or disturbed from each side (R. V. I am in a strait betwixt the two), Philippians 1:23. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συνέχω, similar concepts of constraint or pressure can be found in Hebrew words such as אָחַז (achaz, Strong's H270, "to seize, to grasp") and צָרַר (tsarar, Strong's H6887, "to bind, to be in distress"). These terms reflect the idea of being held or constrained, akin to the Greek συνέχω. Usage: The verb συνέχω is used in the New Testament to describe various forms of constraint or pressure, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. It can refer to being held captive, being afflicted by illness, or being compelled by a strong emotion or force. Context: The Greek verb συνέχω appears in several contexts within the New Testament, illustrating its versatile application in describing situations of constraint or pressure. In Luke 4:38, it is used to describe Simon's mother-in-law who was "afflicted with a high fever," indicating a physical ailment that held her in its grip. Similarly, in Luke 8:45, it describes the crowd "pressing" against Jesus, conveying the physical pressure of a throng of people. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 4:24 V-PPM/P-AMPGRK: καὶ βασάνοις συνεχομένους καὶ δαιμονιζομένους NAS: who were ill, those suffering with various KJV: people that were taken with divers INT: and pains oppressed and possessed by demons Luke 4:38 V-PPM/P-NFS Luke 8:37 V-IIM/P-3P Luke 8:45 V-PIA-3P Luke 12:50 V-PIM/P-1S Luke 19:43 V-FIA-3P Luke 22:63 V-PPA-NMP Acts 7:57 V-AIA-3P Acts 18:5 V-IIM/P-3S Acts 28:8 V-PPM/P-AMS 2 Corinthians 5:14 V-PIA-3S Philippians 1:23 V-PIM/P-1S Strong's Greek 4912 |
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