ΣΥΝΕΣΦΙΓΓΟΝ, συνεσφιγγον
SYNESPHIGGON, synesphiggon
Sounds Like: soon-ES-fing-gon
Translations: they were tightening, they were compressing, they were pressing together, they were binding together
From the root: ΣΥΝΣΦΙΓΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix "συν-" (syn-), meaning "with" or "together," and the verb "σφίγγω" (sphingo), meaning "to bind" or "to tighten." The word describes an action of tightening, compressing, or binding things together, often implying a collective or mutual action. It is used to describe something being drawn or pressed tightly.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G4912 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:61
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΝΣΦΙΓΓΩ.
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.
- ΣΥΝΕΣΦΙΓΞΕΝ — he girded, he bound, he compressed, he tightened, he fastened
- ΣΥΝΣΦΙΓΞΗΣ — a pressing together, a binding together, a tightening, a constriction
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