ΣΥΝΕΣΦΙΓΞΕΝ, συνεσφιγξεν
SYNESPHIGXEN, synesphigxen
Sounds Like: soon-es-FINGX-en
Translations: he girded, he bound, he compressed, he tightened, he fastened
From the root: ΣΥΝΣΦΙΓΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix ΣΥΝ- (meaning 'with' or 'together') and the verb ΣΦΙΓΓΩ (meaning 'to bind' or 'to tighten'). It describes the action of binding, girding, or tightening something firmly, often implying a close or secure fastening. It can be used to describe physically binding something, like a garment or a belt, or metaphorically tightening a grip or compressing something.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Aorist Indicative Active
Strong’s number: G4964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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.
- ΣΥΝΕΣΦΙΓΓΟΝ — they were tightening, they were compressing, they were pressing together, they were binding together
- ΣΥΝΣΦΙΓΞΗΣ — a pressing together, a binding together, a tightening, a constriction
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