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Lexicon :: Strong's G4937 - syntribō

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συντρίβω
Transliteration
syntribō (Key)
Pronunciation
soon-tree'-bo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From σύν (G4862) and the base of τρίβος (G5147)
mGNT
7x in 7 unique form(s) TR
8x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
175x in 40 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:919,1124

Strong’s Definitions

συντρίβω syntríbō, soon-tree'-bo; from G4862 and the base of G5147; to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively):—break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4937 in the following manner: bruise (3x), break (2x), broken to shivers (1x), brokenhearted (with G2588) (1x), break in pieces (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4937 in the following manner: bruise (3x), break (2x), broken to shivers (1x), brokenhearted (with G2588) (1x), break in pieces (1x).

  1. break, to break in pieces, shiver

  2. to tread down

    1. to put Satan under foot and (as a conqueror) trample on him

    2. to break down, crush

      1. to tear one's body and shatter one's strength

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συντρίβω syntríbō, soon-tree'-bo; from G4862 and the base of G5147; to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively):—break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.
STRONGS G4937:
συντρίβω, participle neuter συντρῖβον Luke 9:39 R G Tr, συντρῖβον L T WH (cf. Veitch, under the word τρίβῳ, at the end); future συντρίψω; 1 aorist συνέτριψα; passive, present συντρίβομαι; perfect infinitive συντετρῖφθαι (R G Tr WH; but συντριφθαι L T (cf. Veitch, as above)), participle συντετριμμένος; 2 future συντριβήσομαι; from Herodotus ((?), Euripides) down; the Sept. very often for שָׁבַר; to break, to break in pieces, shiver, (cf. σύν, II. 3): κάλαμον, Matthew 12:20; τάς πέδας, passive, Mark 5:4; τό ἀλάβαστρον (the sealed orifice of the vase (cf. BB. DD., under the word )), Mark 14:3; ὀστοῦν, passive, John 19:36 (Exodus 12:46; Psalm 33:21 (Ps. 33:21); τά σκεύη, Revelation 2:27; to tread down: τόν Σατανᾶν ὑπό τούς πόδας (by a pregnant construction (Winers Grammar, § 66, 2 d.)), to put Satan under foot and (as a conqueror) trample on him, Romans 16:20; to break down, crush: τινα, to tear one's body and shatter one's strength, Luke 9:39. Passive to suffer extreme sorrow and be, as it were, crushed: οἱ συντετρίμμενοι τήν καρδίαν (cf. Winer's Grammar, 229 (215)), equivalent to οἱ ἔχοντες τήν καρδίαν συντετριμμένην, ((A. V. the broken-hearted), Luke 4:18 Rec. from Isaiah 61:1 ((cf. Psalm 33:19 (Ps. 34:19); Psalm 146:3 (Ps. 147:3), etc.); συντριβῆναι τῇ διάνοια, Polybius 21, 10, 2; 31, 8, 11; τοῖς φρονημασι, Diodorus 11, 78; (ταῖς ἐλπίσιν, 4, 66; ταῖς ψυχαῖς, 16, 81)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
12:46
Psalms
33:19; 33:21; 33:21; 34:19; 146:3; 147:3
Isaiah
61:1
Matthew
12:20
Mark
5:4; 14:3
Luke
4:18; 9:39; 9:39
John
19:36
Romans
16:20
Revelation
2:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4937 matches the Greek συντρίβω (syntribō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:20 - He will not crush the weakest reed
or put out a flickering candle.
Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:4 - Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:3 - Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating,[fn] a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:39 - An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:36 - These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:20 - The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus[fn] be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:27 - They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.[fn]
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