συντρίβωsyntríbō
to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4937
Meanings
to shatter, break in pieces: Matthew 12:20 (LXX), Mark 5:4, Mark 14:3, John 19:36 (LXX), Revelation 2:27; of persons and parts of the body, to break, crush, bruise: Luke 9:39; figuratively, Romans 16:20.
Same root
- σύνsýn · G4862with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
- τρίβοςtríbos · G5147akin to , , and the base of G5131 (τράγος), G5134 (τραῦμα)); a rut or worn track
- σύντριμμαsýntrimma · G4938concussion or utter fracture (properly, concretely), i.e. complete ruin
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
- Mark 5:4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
- Mark 14:3 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume over his head.
- Luke 9:39 An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone.
- John 19:36 These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”
- Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.