What does συνέχω (synéchō) mean in the Bible?
συνέχω (synéchō): To hold or constrain from multiple sides; pressed or afflicted by circumstances or illness
Greek · G4912
συνέχω
To hold/oppress
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συνέχω G4912
Pronunciation synéchō
What does συνέχω (synéchō) mean in the Bible?
συνέχω (synéchō): To hold or constrain from multiple sides; pressed or afflicted by circumstances or illness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4912?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include suffering from (2), are crowding (1), compels (1), devoted himself fully (1), distressed I am (1).
Where does συνέχω (synéchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (6), Acts (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Matthew (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 It suffering from 2× Luke 4:38, Acts 28:8
are crowding 1× Luke 8:45
compels 1× 2 Corinthians 5:14
devoted himself fully 1× Acts 18:5
distressed I am 1× Luke 12:50
had taken hold of them 1× Luke 8:37
hem you in 1× Luke 19:43
I am torn 1× Philippians 1:23
they covered 1× Acts 7:57
those suffering 1× Matthew 4:24
were holding 1× Luke 22:63
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:24 συνεχομένους to those suffering Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 4:38 συνεχομένη to suffering from Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 8:37 συνείχοντο to had taken hold of them Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Luke 8:45 συνέχουσίν to are crowding Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 12:50 συνέχομαι to distressed I am Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Luke 19:43 συνέξουσίν to hem you in Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 22:63 συνέχοντες to were holding Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 7:57 συνέσχον to they covered Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 18:5 συνείχετο to devoted himself fully Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 28:8 συνεχόμενον to suffering from Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:24
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 6 Acts 3 2 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
συνέχομαι 2x synechomai Luke 12:50, Philippians 1:23
συνείχετο 1x syneicheto Acts 18:5
συνείχοντο 1x syneichonto Luke 8:37
συνέξουσίν 1x synexousin Luke 19:43
συνέσχον 1x syneschon Acts 7:57
συνέχει 1x synechei 2 Corinthians 5:14
συνεχομένη 1x synechomenē Luke 4:38
συνεχόμενον 1x synechomenon Acts 28:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2x Luke 12:50, Philippians 1:23
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 7:57
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 19:43
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 8:37
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 18:5
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 8:45
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 5:14
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 22:63
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To hold or constrain from multiple sides; pressed or afflicted by circumstances or illness
Strong's G4912
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 2 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to hold/oppress
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:24 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
συνεχομένους, sunecomenouv
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 4:38 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
συνεχομένη sunecomenh
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 8:37 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Passive Indicative
συνείχοντο· suneiconto
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 8:45 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συνέχουσί sunecousin
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 12:50 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
συνέχομαι sunecomai
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 19:43 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
συνέξουσί sunexousin
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Luke 22:63 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συνέχοντες sunecontev
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Acts 7:57 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
συνέσχον sunescon
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Acts 18:5 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Passive Indicative
συνείχετο suneiceto
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Acts 28:8 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
συνεχόμενον sunecomenon
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:14 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συνέχει sunecei
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
Read verse Philippians 1:23 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
συνέχομαι sunecomai
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 12 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Future, Aorist Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Present Passive Luke 12:50 · Phil 1:23 2×
Imperfect Passive Luke 8:37 · Acts 18:5 2×
Present Active Luke 8:45 · 2 Cor 5:14 2×
Future Active Luke 19:43 1×
Aorist Active Acts 7:57 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Passive Matt 4:24 · Luke 4:38 · Acts 28:8 3×
Present Active Luke 22:63 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7 imperfect 2 aorist 1 future 1
Voice
passive 6 active 5
Mood
indicative 8 participle 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:24 συνεχομένους present passive participle participle Luke 8:37 συνείχοντο imperfect passive indicative background Luke 8:45 συνέχουσίν present active indicative ongoing Luke 12:50 συνέχομαι present passive indicative ongoing Luke 19:43 συνέξουσίν future active indicative prospective Luke 22:63 συνέχοντες present active participle participle Acts 7:57 συνέσχον aorist active indicative completed Acts 18:5 συνείχετο imperfect passive indicative background Acts 28:8 συνεχόμενον present passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 5:14 συνέχει present active indicative ongoing Philippians 1:23 συνέχομαι present passive indicative ongoing
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 12:49–53 συνέχομαι synéchō
I am constrained, distressed
Showing 1 selected witness from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συνέχω is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain