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To push against

συνθλίβωStrong’s G4918

sunthlibō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Sunthlibō is the Greek word usually translated “were pressing in on” and “pressing in on”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.”
Mark 5:24 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “were pressing in on” and “pressing in on”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • were pressing in on 1
  • pressing in on 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

συνθλίβω sunthlibō · to push against

συν-θλίβω [in LXX: Ecc.12:6 א A (רָצַץ), Sir.34:14 (31:14), 1Ma.15:14 A * ;] to press together, press on all sides: Mrk.5:24, 31.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.