To hold/oppress
συνέχωStrong’s G4912sunechō
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sunechō is the Greek word usually translated “oppressing”, “oppressed with” and “were seized”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “oppressing”, “oppressed with” and “were seized”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- oppressing 1
- oppressed with 1
- they were seized 1
- surround 1
- i am distressed 1
- they will hem in 1
- are holding 1
- they held 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 6
- Acts 3
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 4:38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
- Luke 8:37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
- Luke 8:45And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
- Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
- Luke 19:43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
- Luke 22:63And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
Greek dictionary
συνέχω sunechō · to hold/oppress
συν-έχω [in LXX for עָצָר, חָבַר, etc. ;] 1. to 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. 2. to hold fast; (a) of a prisoner, to hold in charge (Luc.; cf. exx. in Deiss., BS, 160; MM, xxiv): Luk.22:63; (b) to 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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oppressing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OPPRESS'ING, participle present
tense Overburdening.
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.