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συνέχω

sunechōto hold/oppressHow to read Greek
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Definition

συν-έχω

[in LXX for עָצָר, חָבַר, etc. ;]

1. to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα, Wis.1.7): of closing the ears, Acts 7:57 (τ. στόμα, Isaiah 52:15); to hem in, press on every side: Luke 8:45; 19:43.

2. to hold fast;

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

(b) to constrain: 2 Corinthians 5:14; pass., Luke 12:50, Acts 18:5 (τ. λόγῳ; cf. Field, Notes, 128), Philippians 1:23; in pass., of ills, to be seized or afflicted by, suffering from: Matthew 4:24, Luke 4:38; 8:37, Acts 28:8.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as συνέχω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 4:24συνεχομένους · those suffering
    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
  2. Luke 4:38συνεχομένη · suffering from
    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
  3. Luke 8:37συνείχοντο · had taken hold of them
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  4. Luke 8:45συνέχουσίν · are crowding
    “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
  5. Luke 12:50συνέχομαι · distressed I am
    But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
  6. Luke 19:43συνέξουσίν · hem you in
    For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
  7. Luke 22:63συνέχοντες · were holding
    The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
  8. Acts 7:57συνέσχον · they covered
    At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
  9. Acts 18:5συνείχετο · devoted himself fully
    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
  10. Acts 28:8συνεχόμενον · suffering from
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:14συνέχει · compels
    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  12. Philippians 1:23συνέχομαι · I am torn
    I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.