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συνεφίστημι
sunephistēmi
G4911
G:V Greek

to attack

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sunephistemi describes a crowd’s concerted rising against people in Acts 16:22.

The attested use describes a collective hostile action: a crowd rises together against the persons in view in Acts 16:22.

Senses in use

  1. Crowd rising together against others · dominant

    In Acts 16:22, the singular aorist active indicative form occurs in the clause about the crowd acting against them; the APB renders the verse, “The crowd rose up together against them,” followed by the officers’ order that they be beaten.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 16:22, the APB presents the clause as “The crowd rose up together against them.” This rendering confirms the verse’s collective hostile action without isolating every element of the Greek form.

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