Strong's Greek · G4912

συνέχω

synéchō

constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng

Definition

to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy

Derivation

from G4862 (σύν) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

Acts 18:5

And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:14

For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

Luke 19:43

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

Luke 8:45

“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

Matthew 4:24

News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Luke 8:37

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

Luke 4:38

After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

Acts 7:57

At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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