Strong's Lexicon
G4962 — συστρέφω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4962 |
|---|---|
| Word: | συστρέφω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4862 and G4762 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | sustrepho |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soos-tref'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to twist together, i.e. collect (a bundle, a crowd) |
| KJV Renderings: | gather |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συστρέφω: 1 aorist participle συτρεψας; present passive participle συστρεφόμενος; (from Aeschylus and Herodotus down);
1. to twist together, roll together (into a bundle): φρυγάνων πλῆθος, Act 28:3.
2. to collect, combine, unite: τινας, passive (reflexively (?)) of men, to (gather themselves together) assemble: Mat 17:22 L T Tr text WH, see ἀναστρέφω, 3 a.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
συστρέφω (gather)
Acts 28:3
- KJV: And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his hand
- GK: συστρέψαντος δε του Παύλου φρυγάνων πλήθος και επιθέντος επί την πυράν έχιδνα εκ της θέρμης διεξελθούσα καθήψε της χειρός αυτού
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