συντέμνω
syntémnō · G4932 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to cut short, to shorten, to bring to an end
To cause a duration to come to an abrupt end, with the implication of sooner than expected
ExamplesRomans 9:28 FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.”
How it’s used
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Contrasting words 1 word
- μηκύνω mēkýnō · G3373 · to grow
- συντέμνω means to shorten or cut short, while μηκύνω means to lengthen or prolong—direct lexical opposites in the dimension of extension versus contraction.
In the other Testament 2 words
- קָצַר qâtsar · H7114 · to be short, to be impatient
- The Hebrew verb קָצַר carries the primary sense of 'to cut short' or 'to shorten' both literally (cutting/harvesting) and figuratively (shortening time, making brief), closely matching συντέμνω's figurative sense of contracting or doing concisely.
- קָצָה qâtsâh · H7096 · to cut off, to sever, to strip
- This Hebrew verb denotes cutting off or scraping, related to the cutting/shortening semantic field of συντέμνω, though more focused on removal than conciseness.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To cut short, to shorten, to bring to an end67.72
- Paul writes, quoting the Psalms, “FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY” (Romans 9:28).
Word family 27 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon perfect passive participle συντετμημενος; from Aeschylus and Herodotus down; 1. to cut to…
1. to cut to pieces (cf. σύν, II. 3).
2. to cut short; metaphorically, to despatch briefly, execute or finish quickly; to hasten (συντέμνειν namely, τήν ὁδόν, to take a short cut, go the shortest way, Herodotus 7, 123; namely, τόν λόγον, to speak briefly, Euripides, Tro. 441; τάς ἀποκρισεις, to abridge, sum up, Plato, Prot., p. 334 d.; ἐν βραχεῖ πολλούς λόγους, Aristophanes Thesm. 178): λόγον (which see I. 2 b. α.), to bring a prophecy or decree speedily to accomplishment, Rom 9:28; λόγος συντετμημενος, a short word, i. e. an expedited prophecy or decree, ibid. (R G Tr marginal reading in brackets) (both instances from the Sept. of Isa 10:23); cf. Fritzsche at the passage, vol. ii, p. 350.
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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