Know the Word.

Greek word

synéchō

συνέχω

What it means

to hold together, i.e. to compress or arrest

to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy

Where it comes from

from sýn (σύν) and échō (ἔχω)

How the King James translates it

  • taken3
  • throng1
  • straitened1
  • keep1
  • in1
  • held1
  • stopped1
  • pressed1

Every place it appears 13

Matthew4:24
2 Corinthians5:14
Philippians1:23