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Lexicon :: Strong's G4912 - synechō

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συνέχω
Transliteration
synechō (Key)
Pronunciation
soon-ekh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:877,1117

Strong’s Definitions

συνέχω synéchō, soon-ekh'-o; from G4862 and G2192; to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy:—constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G4912 in the following manner: be taken with (3x), throng (1x), straiten (1x), keep in (1x), hold (1x), stop (1x), press (1x), lie sick of (1x), constrain (1x), be in a strait (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G4912 in the following manner: be taken with (3x), throng (1x), straiten (1x), keep in (1x), hold (1x), stop (1x), press (1x), lie sick of (1x), constrain (1x), be in a strait (1x).

  1. to hold together

    1. any whole, lest it fall to pieces or something fall away from it

  2. to hold together with constraint, to compress

    1. to press together with the hand

      1. to hold one's ears, to shut the heavens that it may not rain

    2. to press on every side

      1. of a besieged city

      2. of a strait, that forces a ship into a narrow channel

      3. of a cattle squeeze, that pushing in on each side, forcing the beast into a position where it cannot move so the farmer can administer medication

  3. to hold completely

    1. to hold fast

      1. of a prisoner

    2. metaph.

      1. to be held by, closely occupied with any business

      2. in teaching the word

      3. to constrain, oppress, of ills laying hold of one and distressing him

      4. to be held with, afflicted with, suffering from

      5. to urge, impel

        1. of the soul

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συνέχω synéchō, soon-ekh'-o; from G4862 and G2192; to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy:—constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng.
STRONGS G4912:
συνέχω; future συνεξω; 2 aorist συνέσχον; passive present συνέχομαι; imperfect συνειχομην; from Homer down;
1. to hold together; any whole, lest it fall to pieces or something fall away from it: τό συνέχον τά πάντα, the deity as holding all things together, Wis. 1:7 (see Grimm at the passage).
2. to hold together with constraint, to compress, i. e.,
a. to press together with the hand: τά ὦτα, to stop the ears, Acts 7:57 (τό στόμα, Isaiah 52:15; τόν οὐρανόν, to shut, that it may not rain, Deuteronomy 11:17; 1 Kings 8:35).
b. to press on every side: τινα, Luke 8:45; with πάντοθεν added, of a besieged city, Luke 19:43.
3. to hold completely, i. e.
α. to hold fast : properly, a prisoner, Luke 22:63 (τά αἰχμάλωτα, Lucian, Tox. 39); metaphorically, in the passive, to be held by, closely occupied with, any business (Wis. 17:19 (20); Herodian, 1, 17, 22 (9 edition, Bekker); Aelian v. h. 14, 22): τῷ λόγῳ, in teaching the word, Acts 18:5 G L T Tr WH (here R. V. constrained by).
β. to constrain, oppress, of ills laying hold of one and distressing him; passive, to be holden with equivalent to afflicted with, suffering from": νόσοις, Matthew 4:24; πυρετῷ, Luke 4:38; δυσεντερίῳ, Acts 28:8 (many examples from Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down are given in Passow, under the word συνέχω, I. a.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 4)); of affections of the mind: φόβῳ, Luke 8:37 (ὀδύρμω, Aelian v. h. 14, 22; ἀλγηδονι, Plutarch, de fluv. 2, 1; ἀθυμία, ibid. 7, 5; 19, 1; λύπη, 17, 3; for other examples see Grimm on Wis. 17:10).
γ. to urge, impel: tropically, the soul, ἡ ἀγάπη... συνέχει ἡμᾶς, 2 Corinthians 5:14 (A. V. constraineth); πῶς (how greatly, how sorely) συνέχομαι, Luke 12:50 (A. V. straitened); τῷ πνεύματι, Acts 18:5 Rec. συνέχομαι ἐκ τῶν δύο, I am hard pressed on both sides, my mind is impelled or disturbed from each side (R. V. I am in a strait betwixt the two), Philippians 1:23.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
11:17
1 Kings
8:35
Isaiah
52:15
Matthew
4:24
Luke
4:38; 8:37; 8:45; 12:50; 19:43; 22:63
Acts
7:57; 18:5; 18:5; 28:8
2 Corinthians
5:14
Philippians
1:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4912 matches the Greek συνέχω (synechō),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it was above the waistband of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not be loose from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:7 - (One of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. His name was Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul's shepherds.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:10 - He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1 - These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:13 - if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

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