Greek · G4912 · unreviewed

συνέχω

To hold/oppress

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συνέχω G4912

Pronunciation synéchō

What does συνέχω (synéchō) mean in the Bible?

συνέχω (synéchō) is a Greek word meaning "to hold/oppress". συν-έχω [in LXX for עָצָר, חָבַר, etc.

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Meaning

to hold/oppress

Extended definition

To hold or constrain from multiple sides; pressed or afflicted by circumstances or illness

1to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα, Wis.1:7): of closing the ears, Act.7:57 (τ. στόμα, Isa.52:15); to hem in, press on every side: Luk.8:45 19:43.

2to hold fast;

aof a prisoner, to hold in charge (Luc.; cf. exx. in Deiss., BS, 160; MM, xxiv): Luk.22:63;

bto constrain: 2Co.5:14; pass., Luk.12:50, Act.18:5 (τ. λόγῳ; cf. Field, Notes, 128), Php.1:23; in pass., of ills, to be seized or afflicted by, suffering from: Mat.4:24, Luk.4:38 8:37, Act.28:8.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Present Imperfect Future Aorist

Voices

Passive Active

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

completed 1 ongoing 4 prospective 1 background 2 participle 3

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.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses

Luke 12:49–53 συνέχομαι synéchō

I am constrained, distressed

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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