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)