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Lexicon :: Strong's G4937 - syntribō

Aa
συντρίβω
Transliteration
syntribō (Key)
Pronunciation
soon-tree'-bo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From σύν (G4862) and the base of τρίβος (G5147)
mGNT
7x in 7 unique form(s) TR
8x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
172x in 40 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:919,1124

Strong’s Definitions

συντρίβω syntríbō, soon-tree'-bo; from G4862 and the base of G5147; to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively):—break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4937 in the following manner: bruise (3x), break (2x), broken to shivers (1x), brokenhearted (with G2588) (1x), break in pieces (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4937 in the following manner: bruise (3x), break (2x), broken to shivers (1x), brokenhearted (with G2588) (1x), break in pieces (1x).

  1. break, to break in pieces, shiver

  2. to tread down

    1. to put Satan under foot and (as a conqueror) trample on him

    2. to break down, crush

      1. to tear one's body and shatter one's strength

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συντρίβω syntríbō, soon-tree'-bo; from G4862 and the base of G5147; to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively):—break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.
STRONGS G4937:
συντρίβω, participle neuter συντρῖβον Luke 9:39 R G Tr, συντρῖβον L T WH (cf. Veitch, under the word τρίβῳ, at the end); future συντρίψω; 1 aorist συνέτριψα; passive, present συντρίβομαι; perfect infinitive συντετρῖφθαι (R G Tr WH; but συντριφθαι L T (cf. Veitch, as above)), participle συντετριμμένος; 2 future συντριβήσομαι; from Herodotus ((?), Euripides) down; the Sept. very often for שָׁבַר; to break, to break in pieces, shiver, (cf. σύν, II. 3): κάλαμον, Matthew 12:20; τάς πέδας, passive, Mark 5:4; τό ἀλάβαστρον (the sealed orifice of the vase (cf. BB. DD., under the word )), Mark 14:3; ὀστοῦν, passive, John 19:36 (Exodus 12:46; Psalm 33:21 (Ps. 33:21); τά σκεύη, Revelation 2:27; to tread down: τόν Σατανᾶν ὑπό τούς πόδας (by a pregnant construction (Winers Grammar, § 66, 2 d.)), to put Satan under foot and (as a conqueror) trample on him, Romans 16:20; to break down, crush: τινα, to tear one's body and shatter one's strength, Luke 9:39. Passive to suffer extreme sorrow and be, as it were, crushed: οἱ συντετρίμμενοι τήν καρδίαν (cf. Winer's Grammar, 229 (215)), equivalent to οἱ ἔχοντες τήν καρδίαν συντετριμμένην, ((A. V. the broken-hearted), Luke 4:18 Rec. from Isaiah 61:1 ((cf. Psalm 33:19 (Ps. 34:19); Psalm 146:3 (Ps. 147:3), etc.); συντριβῆναι τῇ διάνοια, Polybius 21, 10, 2; 31, 8, 11; τοῖς φρονημασι, Diodorus 11, 78; (ταῖς ἐλπίσιν, 4, 66; ταῖς ψυχαῖς, 16, 81)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
12:46
Psalms
33:19; 33:21; 33:21; 34:19; 146:3; 147:3
Isaiah
61:1
Matthew
12:20
Mark
5:4; 14:3
Luke
4:18; 9:39; 9:39
John
19:36
Romans
16:20
Revelation
2:27

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4937 matches the Greek συντρίβω (syntribō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“A BENT G4937 REED G2563 HE WILL NOT BREAK G2608 OFF,

AND A DIMLY G5188 BURNING G5188 WICK G3043 HE WILL NOT EXTINGUISH G4570,

UNTIL G2193 HE [fn]LEADS G1544 [fn]JUSTICE G2920 TO VICTORY G3534.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:4 - because G1223 he had often G4178 been bound G1210 with shackles G3976 and chains G254, and the chains G254 had been torn G1288 apart G1288 by him and the shackles G3976 broken G4937 in G4937 pieces G4937; and no G3762 one G3762 was G2480 strong G2480 enough G2480 to subdue G1150 him.

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While He was in Bethany G963 at the home G3614 of Simon G4613 [fn]the Leper G3015, He was reclining G2621 at the table, and a woman G1135 came G2064 with an alabaster G211 vial G211 of very G4185 expensive G4185 perfume G3464 of pure G4101 [fn]nard G3487. She broke G4937 the vial G211 and poured G2708 the perfume over G2708 His head G2776.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:39 - and a spirit G4151 seizes G2983 him and he suddenly G1810 screams G2896, and it throws G4682 him into G4682 a convulsion G4682 with foaming G876 at the mouth; and only G3433 with G3433 difficulty G3433 does it leave G672 him, mauling G4937 him as it leaves G672.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:36 - For these G3778 things G3778 took G1096 place G1096 so G2443 that G2443 the Scripture G1124 would be fulfilled G4137: “NOT A BONE G3747 OF HIM SHALL BE [fn]BROKEN G4937.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:20 - The God G2316 of peace G1515 will soon G5034 crush G4937 Satan G4567 under G5259 your feet G4228.

The grace G5485 of our Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:27 - AND HE SHALL [fn]RULE G4165 THEM WITH A ROD G4464 OF IRON G4603, AS THE VESSELS G4632 OF THE POTTER G2764 ARE SHATTERED G4937, as I also G2532 have received G2983 authority from My Father G3962;
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