verb
sunechimō
Greekσυνέχω (sunechō)
Strong’sG4912
I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with
stem sunech-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books11 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-έχω
[in LXX for עצר, חבר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4912 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-ekh'-o
to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
King Jamesconstrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunechatōσυνέχει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | controls | 1× |
| sunechalōσυνέχουσίν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | crowding | 1× |
| sunechimōσυνέχομαι | happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular | distressed | 2× |
| sunechiteσυνείχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | occupied | 1× |
| sunechileσυνείχοντο | was happening · theyimperfect passive indicative 3rd person plural | seized | 1× |
| sunechaliσυνέξουσίν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | hem … in | 1× |
| sunechalaσυνέσχον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | stopped | 1× |
| sunecharōtoisσυνέχοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | holding | 1× |
| sunechirōtasσυνεχομένη | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine | suffering from | 1× |
| sunechirōtonσυνεχόμενον | happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative singular masculine | suffering | 1× |
| sunechirōtoinσυνεχομένους | happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine | afflicted | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechamō | sunechame | sunechami | sunechama | sunechamē | sunechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechasō | sunechase | sunechasi | sunechasa | sunechasē | sunechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechatō1×συνέχει | sunechate | sunechati | sunechata | sunechatē | sunechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunechanō | sunechane | sunechani | sunechana | sunechanē | sunechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechavō | sunechave | sunechavi | sunechava | sunechavē | sunechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechalō1×συνέχουσίν | sunechale | sunechali1×συνέξουσίν | sunechala1×συνέσχον | sunechalē | sunechalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechimō2×συνέχομαι | sunechime | sunechimi | sunechima | sunechimē | sunechimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechisō | sunechise | sunechisi | sunechisa | sunechisē | sunechiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechitō | sunechite1×συνείχετο | sunechiti | sunechita | sunechitē | sunechitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunechinō | sunechine | sunechini | sunechina | sunechinē | sunechinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechivō | sunechive | sunechivi | sunechiva | sunechivē | sunechivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechilō | sunechile1×συνείχοντο | sunechili | sunechila | sunechilē | sunechilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechameiō | sunechameia | sunechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechaseiō | sunechaseia | sunechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechateiō | sunechateia | sunechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunechaneiō | sunechaneia | sunechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechaveiō | sunechaveia | sunechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechaleiō | sunechaleia | sunechaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechimeiō | sunechimeia | sunechimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechiseiō | sunechiseia | sunechiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechiteiō | sunechiteia | sunechiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunechineiō | sunechineia | sunechineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechiveiō | sunechiveia | sunechiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechileiō | sunechileia | sunechileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunechasōr | sunechasar | sunechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechatōr | sunechatar | sunechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechavōr | sunechavar | sunechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechalōr | sunechalar | sunechalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunechisōr | sunechisar | sunechisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechitōr | sunechitar | sunechitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechivōr | sunechivar | sunechivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechilōr | sunechilar | sunechilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechamoiō | sunechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechasoiō | sunechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechatoiō | sunechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunechanoiō | sunechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechavoiō | sunechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechaloiō | sunechaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunechimoiō | sunechimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunechisoiō | sunechisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunechitoiō | sunechitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunechinoiō | sunechinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunechivoiō | sunechivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunechiloiō | sunechiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunecharō | sunechari | sunechara | sunecharē |
| acted on passive voice | sunechirō | sunechiri | sunechira | sunechirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunecharōtos1× | sunecharitos | sunecharatos | sunecharētos |
| acted on passive voice | sunechirōtos3× | sunechiritos | sunechiratos | sunechirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sunech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunechatō“controls”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 5:14“controls”tas gar agapas tou Christou sunechatō nin, krinaratoin houtem hoti henos huper pantoiu apothnēskata; ara tois pantois apothnēskala;For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
sunechalō“crowding”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 8:45“crowding”kai legata tos Iēsus; Tinos tos hapteratos mu? arnerōtoiu de pantoiu legata tos Petros; Epistator, tois ochlois sunechalō sin kai apothlibalō.“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
sunechimō“distressed”happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular2×
Luke 12:50“distressed”baptismem de echamō baptizira, kai pōs sunechimō heōs hotinou teliteia.But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Philippians 1:23“hard pressed”sunechimō de ek teiu duo, tan epithumian echarōtos eis tem analuara kai sun Christo arō, polle gar mallon kreittōnem,I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
sunechite“occupied”was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 18:5“occupied”Hōs de katerchala apo tau Makedoniau tos tē Silaos kai tos Timotheos, sunechite to logo tos Paulos, diamarturerōtos toi Ioudaioi arō ton christon Iēsun.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.
sunechile“seized”was happening · theyimperfect passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 8:37“seized”kai erōtata auton hapantem tem plēthem tau perichōrau toiu Gerasēnoiu aperchara apo autoiu, hoti fobo mego sunechile; autos de embainaratos eis ploiem hupostrefata.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.
sunechali“hem … in”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 19:43“hem … in”hoti hēkali hēmerais epi sin kai paremballali tois echthrois su charaxon si kai perikuklali sin kai sunechali sin pantothen,For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
sunechala“stopped”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:57“stopped”krazaratois de fōna mega sunechala teim oueim autoiu, kai hormala homothumadōs epi auton,At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
sunecharōtois“holding”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 22:63“holding”Kai tois anērois tois sunecharōtois auton empaizale auto derarōtois,The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
sunechirōtas“suffering from”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 4:38“suffering from”Anistanaratos de apo tau sunagōgau eiserchata eis tan oikian Simōnou. pentheras de tou Simōnou ate sunechirōtas pureto mego, kai erōtala auton peri autau.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,
sunechirōton“suffering”happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 28:8“suffering”gineta de ton patēron tou Popliou puretoi kai dusenterie sunechirōton katakeierō, pros hon tos Paulos eisercharatos kai proseucheratos epititharatos tain cheirain auto ieta auton.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.
sunechirōtoin“afflicted”happening now · objectpresent passive participle accusative plural masculine1×
Matthew 4:24“afflicted”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.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.