What does συγκύπτω (synkýptō) mean in the Bible?
συγκύπτω (synkýptō): To be bowed down by affliction or burden; physical manifestation of spiritual oppression.
Greek · G4794
συγκύπτω
To bend
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συγκύπτωG4794
Pronunciationsynkýptō
What does συγκύπτω (synkýptō) mean in the Bible?
συγκύπτω (synkýptō): To be bowed down by affliction or burden; physical manifestation of spiritual oppression.
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How does the BSB render G4794?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include hunched over (1).
Where does συγκύπτω (synkýptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 13:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithunched over1×Luke 13:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowLuke 13:11
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
συνκύπτουσα1xsynkyptousaLuke 13:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular1xLuke 13:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To be bowed down by affliction or burden; physical manifestation of spiritual oppression.
Strong'sG4794
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 13:10–17Source Gloss
to bend
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 13:11Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
συγκύπτουσα,sugkuptousa
I am bent double
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 13:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
bent over
Word Origins
συγκύπτω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes long-standing physical and symbolic bondage.Luke 13:10–17