πιέζω

πατέω patéō · G3961 · to step on, to tread on, to trample

Greek verb meaning 'to tread, trample, press down with the feet' — shares the semantic component of pressing down or compacting, especially in contexts like treading grapes or grain (overlapping with πιέζω's 'press down' sense).

θλίβω thlíbō · G2346 · to press against, to crowd against, to cause trouble to

Greek verb meaning 'to press, squeeze, compress' — denotes physical pressing or squeezing, closely related to the action of compacting or pressing down.

לָחַץ lâchats · H3905 · to press oneself, to squeeze oneself, to press

Hebrew verb meaning 'to press, squeeze, compress' — the standard Hebrew equivalent for the action of pressing or compacting, commonly used for physical pressure.

דָּחַק dâchaq · H1766 · to jostle, to oppress

Hebrew verb meaning 'to press upon, thrust, crowd' — expresses the idea of pressing or compacting through physical force or crowding.

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πιέζω describes pressing something down firmly to compact it. Jesus describes the measure of generosity that will be given back to the generous: “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over” (Luke 6:38, where πιέζω is rendered “pressed down”).

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.