συγκύπτω G4794
To be bent over double, to stoop down under burden or infirmity
The verb describes bending forward, stooping down, or being bowed together—whether in natural posture or pathological condition. It can suggest horses bowing heads together, children stooping in play, or bodies doubled over by disease or burden. Jesus encounters a woman with a spirit of infirmity who 'was bent over' and completely unable to straighten herself for eighteen years. The present participle emphasizes the ongoing, chronic nature of her condition. Her liberation and straightening becomes a powerful sign of Sabbath restoration and Satan's defeat.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To be bent over or doubled up, unable to straighten one's body due to infirmity or burden. In Luke 13:11, a woman had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years and 'was bent over,' completely unable to stand upright. The participle describes her chronic, pathological condition—body permanently bowed by demonic oppression. Jesus' healing not only cures physical deformity but liberates from spiritual bondage, letting her stand upright after years of forced stooping. Her straightening signifies both physical restoration and spiritual liberation. 1×
AR["مُنْحَنِيَةً"]·ben["বাঁকা-হয়ে-থাকা"]·DE["συνκύπτουσα"]·EN["bent-over"]·FR["courbée"]·heb["כְּפוּפָה"]·HI["झुकी-हुई"]·ID["membungkuk"]·IT["sunkuptousa"]·jav["bongkok"]·KO["구부러진-채"]·PT["encurvada"]·RU["согнутой"]·ES["encorvada"]·SW["akijikunja"]·TR["büzülmüş"]·urd["جھکی-ہوئی"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συγκύπτω, bend forwards, stoop and lay heads together, παιδάρια συγκύψανθ᾽ ἅμα βληχᾶται Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. πρὸς ἀλλήλας, of mares, Refs 4th c.BC+ they do it in concert, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 draw together, ἢν συγκύπτῃ τὰ κέρατα τοῦ πλαισίου Refs 5th c.BC+ __II to be bowed down, bent double, as under a burden, NT+2nd c.AD+; μελανίᾳLXX