συνοχ-ή G4928
distress, anguish, constraint
This noun describes a state of being held together or compressed, hence distress, anguish, or dire straits. Luke 21:25 prophesies distress of nations in perplexity at the end times, with roaring seas and confusion. Second Corinthians 2:4 mentions Paul writing out of great distress and anguish of heart. The term conveys the feeling of being hemmed in or constricted by circumstances.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Denotes a state of distress, anguish, or being in dire straits, often with a sense of constraint or being hemmed in by overwhelming circumstances. The cross-lingual renderings (Spanish 'angustia,' French 'angoisse/détresse,' German 'Angst') emphasize the emotional intensity. Luke uses it for apocalyptic international distress and perplexity (21:25), while Paul applies it to his personal anguish when writing a painful letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor 2:4), showing both cosmic and personal dimensions of distress. 2×
AR["كَربٌ", "كَربِ"]·ben["যন্ত্রণা", "সংকীর্ণ"]·DE["Angst", "συνοχὴ"]·EN["anguish", "distress"]·FR["angoisse", "détresse"]·heb["מְצוּקַת", "מְצוּקָה"]·HI["व्याकुलता", "संकोच"]·ID["kesesakan"]·IT["angoscia", "sunoche"]·jav["kasusahan", "sesak"]·KO["고뇌가", "고통의"]·PT["angústia"]·RU["скорбь", "стеснения"]·ES["angustia"]·SW["fadhaa", "wasiwasi"]·TR["sıkıntı", "sıkışması"]·urd["تنگی", "پریشانی"]
Related Senses
H7965 1. peace, absence of conflict (198×)H3467 1. save, deliver, rescue (Hifil active) (156×)H5127 1. flee, run away (Qal) (144×)G1515 1. peace, well-being, harmony (93×)H8002 1. peace offering(s) (87×)G4982 1. save spiritually, grant salvation (79×)H3444 1. salvation, deliverance (67×)H4422 1. Nifal: escape, flee (63×)H1272 1. flee, run away (Qal) (58×)H6869b 1. distress, trouble (57×)G4991 1. of salvation (46×)G2347 1. tribulation, affliction, distress (45×)H0983 1. security, safety, confidence (42×)H6031b 1. Piel: afflict, oppress (42×)H6040 1. affliction, misery, suffering (36×)H3468 1. salvation, deliverance (33×)G5343 1. flee, run away (28×)H3467 2. savior, deliverer (Hifil participle substantive) (28×)H8668 1. salvation, deliverance (27×)H8252 1. be quiet, be at rest (26×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συνοχ-ή, ἡ, (συνέχω) holding together, μηχανημάτων Refs 4th c.AD+; grasping in the hand, ῥόας Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 maintenance, control, σ. ἡ ἑαυτοῦ selfmaintenance, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II (συνέχομαι) a being held together, __II.1 contraction, ἐν ξυνοχῇσιν ὁδοῦ where the road contracts, at a narrow part of the road, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἁλὸς ἐν ξυνοχῇσιν in the narrows or straits, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __II.2…