Gloss
to cover (ears); to crowd (against); to guard, hold in custody; to compel, urge on; (pass.) to suffer, be distressed; to be devoted to
Forms of the word
Dictionary
συνέχω
Greek transliteration
synechō
Simplified transliteration
synecho
Principal Parts
(σύνειχον), συνέξω, συνέσχον, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
4912
GK Number
5309
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(2)
Definition
pr. to hold together; to confine, shut up, close; τὰ ωτα, to stop the ears, Acts 7:57; to confine, as a besieged city, Lk. 19:43; to hold, hold fast, have the custody of any one, Lk. 22:63; to hem in, urge, press upon, Lk. 8:45; to exercise a constraining influence on, 2 Cor. 5:14; pass. to be seized with, be affected with, as fear, disease, etc., Mt. 4:24; Lk. 4:38; 8:37; Acts 28:8; to be in a state of mental constriction, to be hard pressed by urgency of circumstances, Lk. 12:50; Acts 18:5; Phil. 1:23*
Greek-English Concordance for συνέχω
| Matthew 4:24 | And the report about him spread throughout Syria, and they brought to him all who were suffering with (synechomenous | συνεχομένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc) various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. |
| Luke 4:38 | After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering (synechomenē | συνεχομένη | pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) a severe fever, and they made a request to him on her behalf. |
| Luke 8:37 | Then all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to go away from them, because they (syneichonto | συνείχοντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) were (syneichonto | συνείχοντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) seized (syneichonto | συνείχοντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) with (syneichonto | συνείχοντο | imperf pass ind 3 pl) a great fear. So he got into a boat and returned. |
| Luke 8:45 | And Jesus said, “Who was it who touched me?” As everyone denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are pressing (synechousin | συνέχουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) in on all sides and crowding you.” |
| Luke 12:50 | I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed (synechomai | συνέχομαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) I am until it is completed! |
| Luke 19:43 | For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close (synexousin | συνέξουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) in on you from every side. |
| Luke 22:63 | Now the men who were holding (synechontes | συνέχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) Jesus in (synechontes | συνέχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) custody (synechontes | συνέχοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) began to mock him and beat him, |
| Acts 7:57 | But they (syneschon | συνέσχον | aor act ind 3 pl) cried out with a loud voice and covered (syneschon | συνέσχον | aor act ind 3 pl) their ears and rushed together at him. |
| Acts 18:5 | When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was wholly absorbed (syneicheto | συνείχετο | imperf pass ind 3 sg) with preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. |
| Acts 28:8 | It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with (synechomenon | συνεχόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) bouts (synechomenon | συνεχόμενον | pres pass ptcp acc sg masc) of fever and with dysentery. Paul visited him, and when he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:14 | For the love of Christ controls (synechei | συνέχει | pres act ind 3 sg) us, since we have concluded this: that one has died for all; therefore all have died. |
| Philippians 1:23 | I am hard pressed (synechomai | συνέχομαι | pres pass ind 1 sg) between the two, in that I have the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very better by far, |
