ἀποθλίβω
apothlibō
G0598
G:V
Greek
to crowd up to
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apothlibo describes crowds pressing closely around Jesus in Luke 8:45.
The term is attested for the crowd's close physical pressing around Jesus as Peter responds to his question about who touched him in Luke 8:45.
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pressing closely around someone · dominant
In Luke 8:45, the present active plural form describes what the crowds are doing around Jesus while Peter explains the surrounding contact. The APB renders the clause, "the crowds are holding you and crowding up to you."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 8:45, the APB presents the crowd's action with "holding you and crowding up to you." The precise contribution of the term within that paired rendering cannot be isolated.