συγκάμπτω
synkámptō · G4781 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to be overwhelmed with trouble, to be bent down with difficulties
(An idiom, literally: to bend the back) To undergo particularly difficult hardships, possibly implying forced labor
ExamplesRomans 11:10 “MAY THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND BEND THEIR BACKS CONTINUALLY.”
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- νῶτοςback 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- διάthrough+ πᾶςall, every, each 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- λέγωto say 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ταπεινόω tapeinóō · G5013 · to make low, to level off, to make level
- Greek verb meaning to bring low or humble, often used for being brought down by affliction or humiliation. Shares the figurative sense of being weighed down or bent by difficulties, though focuses more on lowering/humbling than the physical metaphor of bending.
Contrasting words 1 word
- ἀνορθόω anorthóō · G461 · to restore, to build up again, to straighten up
- Greek verb meaning to set upright or make straight what was bent or fallen. Direct opposite of bending down—this is the act of straightening up, restoring to upright position. Used literally and figuratively for restoration from affliction.
In the other Testament 2 words
- כָּפַף kâphaph · H3721 · to be bowed down, to bow oneself
- Hebrew verb meaning to bend or bow down, used both literally and figuratively for being bowed down under affliction (e.g., Psalm 145:14, 146:8). Direct translation equivalent for the physical and metaphorical sense of being bent down.
- כָּרַע kâraʻ · H3766 · to collapse, to slump down, to kneel
- Hebrew verb for bowing down or being brought low, used for both voluntary submission and being crushed/afflicted. Captures the figurative sense of being bent under burden.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To be overwhelmed with trouble, to be bent down with difficulties24.94
- The verb pictures affliction as a bending or bowing down of the back. The quoted psalm prays, “MAY THEIR EYES BE DARKENED TO SEE NOT, AND BEND THEIR BACKS CONTINUALLY” (Romans 11:10).
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (T WH συνκάμπτω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)): 1 aorist imperative σύγκαμψον; to bend…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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