To attack
συνεφίστημιStrong’s G4911sunephistēmi
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sunephistēmi is the Greek word usually translated “rose up together”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rose up together”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rose up together 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
συνεφίστημι sunephistēmi · to attack
συν-εφ-ίστημι to place over. Pass., 1. to stand over (Thuc.). 2. to rise together: before κατά, with genitive of person(s) (against), Act.16:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “attack” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ATTACK', noun
An onset; first invasion; a falling on, with force or violence, or with calumny, satire or criticism.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.