Greek verb · G4912
συνέχω
synechosoon-ekh'-o
to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα; to hold fast
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: synéchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4912is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4912
to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
The King James renders it: constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
synecho is rendered "to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα; to hold fast". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Six of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:24News 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.
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
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.
Matthew 4:24συνεχομένους
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twelve uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα, and to hold fast.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάνταWis.1:7): of closing the ears | Tagged as
| WhereIsaiah 52:15so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him… |
| to hold fast__(a) of a prisoner | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| συνείδησις | syneidesis | conscience | Uses30 |
| συνέρχομαι | synerchomai | to assemble | Uses30 |
| συνέδριον | synedrion | council | Uses22 |
| συνεργός | synergos | co-worker | Uses13 |
| σύνεσις | synesis | understanding | Uses7 |
| συνευδοκέω | syneudokeo | to agree to | Uses6 |
| συνεσθίω | synesthio | to eat with | Uses5 |
| συνετός | synetos | intelligent | Uses4 |
| συνεργέω | synergeo | to work with | Uses4 |
| συνείδω | syneido | be aware | Uses3 |
| συνεγείρω | synegeiro | to raise up with | Uses3 |
| σύνειμι | syneimi | be with | Uses2 |
and 9 more on the stem.
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- συνέχομαι2
- συνείχετο1
- συνείχοντο.¶1
- συνέξουσίν1
- συνέσχον1
- συνέχει1
- συνεχομένη1
- συνεχόμενον1
- συνεχομένους1
- συνέχοντες1
- συνέχουσίν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present passive, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PPI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-2AAI-3P
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FAI-3P
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IPI-3P
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PPP-APM
- verb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singular1V-PPP-ASM
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1V-PPP-NSF
Matthew
one use
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.
- συνεχομένουςsunechomenousverb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: oppressing
Luke
six uses
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,
- συνεχομένηsunechomeneverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: oppressed with
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.
- συνείχοντο.¶suneichontoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were seized
“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- συνέχουσίνsunechousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: surround
But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
- συνέχομαιsunechomaiverb · present passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am distressed
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
- συνέξουσίνsunexousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will hem in
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
- συνέχοντεςsunechontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: are holding
Acts
three uses
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
- συνέσχονsuneschonverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they held
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.
- συνείχετοsuneichetoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was occupied
The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
- συνεχόμενονsunechomenonverb · present passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: oppressed
2 Corinthians
one use
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
- συνέχειsunecheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: compels
Philippians
one use
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- συνέχομαιsunechomaiverb · present passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am pressed
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.