What does συνθλίβω (synthlíbō) mean in the Bible?
συνθλίβω (synthlíbō) is a Greek word meaning "to push against".
Greek · G4918
συνθλίβω
To push against
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συνθλίβω G4918
Pronunciation synthlíbō
What does συνθλίβω (synthlíbō) mean in the Bible?
συνθλίβω (synthlíbō) is a Greek word meaning "to push against".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4918?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pressed around (1), pressing in on (1).
Where does συνθλίβω (synthlíbō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2).
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 pressed around 1× Mark 5:24
pressing in on 1× Mark 5:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 5:24
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Mark 2
Source forms
συνέθλιβον 1x synethlibon Mark 5:24
συνθλίβοντά 1x synthlibonta Mark 5:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 5:24
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 5:31
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to push against
Source Gloss
to push against
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to press together, press on all sides: Mrk.5:24, 31.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:24 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
συνέθλιβον suneqlibon
I crowd upon
Read verse Mark 5:31 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
συνθλίβοντά sunqlibonta
I crowd upon
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 1 participle 1
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)
Word Origins
συνθλίβω is built from these roots:
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