συνέχω
sunechō (G4912)
to hold/oppress
AI Word Study
The Greek word συνέχω (sunechō) is a verb that means "to hold" or "to oppress." In its physical action semantic domain, it implies a sense of grasping or restraining something or someone. This word is used 12 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. The range of usage for συνέχω is quite broad, encompassing both literal and figurative meanings. It can describe physical restraint, such as holding someone captive (e.g., Luke 8:29), or metaphorical oppression, like the weight of sin (e.g., Galatians 2:20). This versatility highlights the word's significance in conveying the complexities of human experience. The significance of συνέχω lies in its ability to capture the nuances of human interaction and the struggle between individual agency and external forces. By examining its usage in the Bible, we can gain insight into the ways in which people experience and respond to constraint, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual.
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The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.
All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. Then he entered into the boat and returned.
Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes press and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him.
But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord.
But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.
For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.