ΠΙΕΣΘΑΙ, πιεσθαι
PIESTHAI, piesthai
Sounds Like: pee-ES-thigh
Translations: to be pressed, to be oppressed, to be crushed, to be burdened
From the root: ΠΙΕΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present passive infinitive form of the verb πιέζω (piezō). It describes the state of being subjected to pressure, whether physical or metaphorical. It can mean to be pressed down, to be oppressed by circumstances or people, or to be burdened by a heavy load. It implies a continuous or ongoing state of being under pressure.
Inflection: Present, Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4084 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Jeremiah — 32:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΙΕΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΣΑΣΣΕΤΟ — he was pressing, he was oppressing, he was burdening, he was weighing down
- ἘΠΙΕΣΑΝ — they pressed, they weighed down, they oppressed, they bore down, they crowded
- ΕΚΠΕΠΙΕΣΜΕΝΗΝ — having been pressed out, having been squeezed out, having been drained
- ΕΠΙΕΣΑΝ — they pressed, they oppressed, they crowded, they crushed
- ΠΕΠΙΕΣΜΕΝΟΝ — pressed down, pressed together, heaped up, a pressed down thing
- ΠΙΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ — being pressed, being oppressed, being afflicted, being burdened
- ΠΙΕΖΟΜΕΝΟΝ — being pressed, being oppressed, being burdened, being crushed, being weighed down
- ΠΙΕΖΟΥΝΤΟΣ — of pressing, of being pressed, of oppressing, of being oppressed, of afflicting, of being afflicted
- ΠΙΕΖΩ — to press, to oppress, to weigh down, to crowd, to throng
- ΠΙΕΣΕ — you will press, you will squeeze, you will oppress
- ΠΙΕΣΕΙΣ — you will press, you will oppress, you will crush
- ΠΙΕΣΤΕΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having pressed, having oppressed, having burdened, having constrained
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